Q: Is 3,973,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,973,376 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 3,973,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 17 22 32 34 44 64 68 83 88 128 136 166 176 187 256 272 332 352 374 544 664 704 748 913 1,088 1,328 1,408 1,411 1,496 1,826 2,176 2,656 2,816 2,822 2,992 3,652 4,352 5,312 5,644 5,984 7,304 10,624 11,288 11,968 14,608 15,521 21,248 22,576 23,936 29,216 31,042 45,152 47,872 58,432 62,084 90,304 116,864 124,168 180,608 233,728 248,336 361,216 496,672 993,344 1,986,688 and 3,973,376, with no remainder.

Since 3,973,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,973,376, 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).