Q: Is 3,750,036 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,750,036 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 3,750,036 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 47 61 94 109 122 141 183 188 218 244 282 327 366 436 564 654 732 1,308 2,867 5,123 5,734 6,649 8,601 10,246 11,468 13,298 15,369 17,202 19,947 20,492 26,596 30,738 34,404 39,894 61,476 79,788 312,503 625,006 937,509 1,250,012 1,875,018 and 3,750,036, with no remainder.

Since 3,750,036 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,750,036, 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).