Q: Is 3,744,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,744,600 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 3,744,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 79 100 120 150 158 200 237 300 316 395 474 600 632 790 948 1,185 1,580 1,896 1,975 2,370 3,160 3,950 4,740 5,925 6,241 7,900 9,480 11,850 12,482 15,800 18,723 23,700 24,964 31,205 37,446 47,400 49,928 62,410 74,892 93,615 124,820 149,784 156,025 187,230 249,640 312,050 374,460 468,075 624,100 748,920 936,150 1,248,200 1,872,300 and 3,744,600, with no remainder.

Since 3,744,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,744,600, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).