Q: Is 3,747,735 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,747,735 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 3,747,735 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 17 23 27 45 51 69 71 85 115 135 153 207 213 255 345 355 391 459 621 639 765 1,035 1,065 1,173 1,207 1,633 1,917 1,955 2,295 3,105 3,195 3,519 3,621 4,899 5,865 6,035 8,165 9,585 10,557 10,863 14,697 17,595 18,105 24,495 27,761 32,589 44,091 52,785 54,315 73,485 83,283 138,805 162,945 220,455 249,849 416,415 749,547 1,249,245 and 3,747,735, with no remainder.

Since 3,747,735 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,747,735, 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).