Q: Is 3,827,835 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,827,835 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 3,827,835 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 19 33 37 45 55 57 95 99 111 121 165 171 185 209 285 333 363 407 495 555 605 627 703 855 1,045 1,089 1,221 1,665 1,815 1,881 2,035 2,109 2,299 3,135 3,515 3,663 4,477 5,445 6,105 6,327 6,897 7,733 9,405 10,545 11,495 13,431 18,315 20,691 22,385 23,199 31,635 34,485 38,665 40,293 67,155 69,597 85,063 103,455 115,995 201,465 255,189 347,985 425,315 765,567 1,275,945 and 3,827,835, with no remainder.

Since 3,827,835 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,827,835, 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).