Q: Is 3,794,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,794,520 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 3,794,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 103 120 206 307 309 412 515 614 618 824 921 1,030 1,228 1,236 1,535 1,545 1,842 2,060 2,456 2,472 3,070 3,090 3,684 4,120 4,605 6,140 6,180 7,368 9,210 12,280 12,360 18,420 31,621 36,840 63,242 94,863 126,484 158,105 189,726 252,968 316,210 379,452 474,315 632,420 758,904 948,630 1,264,840 1,897,260 and 3,794,520, with no remainder.

Since 3,794,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,794,520, 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).