Q: Is 3,772,755 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,772,755 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 3,772,755 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 29 35 45 49 59 63 87 105 145 147 177 203 245 261 295 315 413 435 441 531 609 735 885 1,015 1,239 1,305 1,421 1,711 1,827 2,065 2,205 2,655 2,891 3,045 3,717 4,263 5,133 6,195 7,105 8,555 8,673 9,135 11,977 12,789 14,455 15,399 18,585 21,315 25,665 26,019 35,931 43,365 59,885 63,945 76,995 83,839 107,793 130,095 179,655 251,517 419,195 538,965 754,551 1,257,585 and 3,772,755, with no remainder.

Since 3,772,755 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,772,755, 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).