Q: Is 3,762,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,762,440 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 3,762,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 17 20 22 34 40 44 55 68 85 88 110 136 170 187 220 340 374 440 503 680 748 935 1,006 1,496 1,870 2,012 2,515 3,740 4,024 5,030 5,533 7,480 8,551 10,060 11,066 17,102 20,120 22,132 27,665 34,204 42,755 44,264 55,330 68,408 85,510 94,061 110,660 171,020 188,122 221,320 342,040 376,244 470,305 752,488 940,610 1,881,220 and 3,762,440, with no remainder.

Since 3,762,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,762,440, 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).