Q: Is 3,908,436 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,908,436 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 3,908,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 21 23 28 34 42 46 49 51 68 69 84 92 98 102 119 138 147 161 196 204 238 276 289 294 322 357 391 476 483 578 588 644 714 782 833 867 966 1,127 1,156 1,173 1,428 1,564 1,666 1,734 1,932 2,023 2,254 2,346 2,499 2,737 3,332 3,381 3,468 4,046 4,508 4,692 4,998 5,474 6,069 6,647 6,762 8,092 8,211 9,996 10,948 12,138 13,294 13,524 14,161 16,422 19,159 19,941 24,276 26,588 28,322 32,844 38,318 39,882 42,483 46,529 56,644 57,477 76,636 79,764 84,966 93,058 114,954 139,587 169,932 186,116 229,908 279,174 325,703 558,348 651,406 977,109 1,302,812 1,954,218 and 3,908,436, with no remainder.

Since 3,908,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,908,436, 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).