Q: Is 3,915,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,915,340 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 3,915,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 22 26 37 44 52 55 65 74 110 130 143 148 185 220 260 286 370 407 481 572 715 740 814 962 1,369 1,430 1,628 1,924 2,035 2,405 2,738 2,860 4,070 4,810 5,291 5,476 6,845 8,140 9,620 10,582 13,690 15,059 17,797 21,164 26,455 27,380 30,118 35,594 52,910 60,236 71,188 75,295 88,985 105,820 150,590 177,970 195,767 301,180 355,940 391,534 783,068 978,835 1,957,670 and 3,915,340, with no remainder.

Since 3,915,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,915,340, 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).