Q: Is 3,961,782 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,961,782 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 3,961,782 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 17 18 22 33 34 51 66 99 102 107 121 153 187 198 214 242 306 321 363 374 561 642 726 963 1,089 1,122 1,177 1,683 1,819 1,926 2,057 2,178 2,354 3,366 3,531 3,638 4,114 5,457 6,171 7,062 10,593 10,914 12,342 12,947 16,371 18,513 20,009 21,186 25,894 32,742 37,026 38,841 40,018 60,027 77,682 116,523 120,054 180,081 220,099 233,046 360,162 440,198 660,297 1,320,594 1,980,891 and 3,961,782, with no remainder.

Since 3,961,782 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,961,782, 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).