Q: Is 3,774,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,774,240 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 3,774,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,440 2,621 5,242 7,863 10,484 13,105 15,726 20,968 23,589 26,210 31,452 39,315 41,936 47,178 52,420 62,904 78,630 83,872 94,356 104,840 117,945 125,808 157,260 188,712 209,680 235,890 251,616 314,520 377,424 419,360 471,780 629,040 754,848 943,560 1,258,080 1,887,120 and 3,774,240, with no remainder.

Since 3,774,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,774,240, 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).