Q: Is 3,771,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,771,432 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 3,771,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 49 56 63 72 84 98 126 147 168 196 252 294 392 441 504 588 882 1,069 1,176 1,764 2,138 3,207 3,528 4,276 6,414 7,483 8,552 9,621 12,828 14,966 19,242 22,449 25,656 29,932 38,484 44,898 52,381 59,864 67,347 76,968 89,796 104,762 134,694 157,143 179,592 209,524 269,388 314,286 419,048 471,429 538,776 628,572 942,858 1,257,144 1,885,716 and 3,771,432, with no remainder.

Since 3,771,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,771,432, 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).