Q: Is 3,794,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,794,240 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 3,794,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 71 80 142 160 167 284 320 334 355 568 668 710 835 1,136 1,336 1,420 1,670 2,272 2,672 2,840 3,340 4,544 5,344 5,680 6,680 10,688 11,360 11,857 13,360 22,720 23,714 26,720 47,428 53,440 59,285 94,856 118,570 189,712 237,140 379,424 474,280 758,848 948,560 1,897,120 and 3,794,240, with no remainder.

Since 3,794,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,794,240, 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).