Q: Is 3,747,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,747,000 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 3,747,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,249 1,500 2,498 3,000 3,747 4,996 6,245 7,494 9,992 12,490 14,988 18,735 24,980 29,976 31,225 37,470 49,960 62,450 74,940 93,675 124,900 149,880 156,125 187,350 249,800 312,250 374,700 468,375 624,500 749,400 936,750 1,249,000 1,873,500 and 3,747,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,747,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,747,000, 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).