Q: Is 3,761,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,761,520 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 3,761,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 336 420 560 840 1,680 2,239 4,478 6,717 8,956 11,195 13,434 15,673 17,912 22,390 26,868 31,346 33,585 35,824 44,780 47,019 53,736 62,692 67,170 78,365 89,560 94,038 107,472 125,384 134,340 156,730 179,120 188,076 235,095 250,768 268,680 313,460 376,152 470,190 537,360 626,920 752,304 940,380 1,253,840 1,880,760 and 3,761,520, with no remainder.

Since 3,761,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,761,520, 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).