Q: Is 3,764,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,764,888 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 3,764,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 19 31 34 38 47 62 68 76 94 124 136 152 188 248 323 376 527 589 646 799 893 1,054 1,178 1,292 1,457 1,598 1,786 2,108 2,356 2,584 2,914 3,196 3,572 4,216 4,712 5,828 6,392 7,144 10,013 11,656 15,181 20,026 24,769 27,683 30,362 40,052 49,538 55,366 60,724 80,104 99,076 110,732 121,448 198,152 221,464 470,611 941,222 1,882,444 and 3,764,888, with no remainder.

Since 3,764,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,764,888, 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).