Q: Is 3,762,408 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,762,408 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 3,762,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 31 39 52 62 78 93 104 124 156 186 248 312 372 389 403 744 778 806 1,167 1,209 1,556 1,612 2,334 2,418 3,112 3,224 4,668 4,836 5,057 9,336 9,672 10,114 12,059 15,171 20,228 24,118 30,342 36,177 40,456 48,236 60,684 72,354 96,472 121,368 144,708 156,767 289,416 313,534 470,301 627,068 940,602 1,254,136 1,881,204 and 3,762,408, with no remainder.

Since 3,762,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,762,408, 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).