Q: Is 3,798,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,798,480 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 3,798,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 24 28 30 34 35 38 40 42 48 49 51 56 57 60 68 70 76 80 84 85 95 98 102 105 112 114 119 120 133 136 140 147 152 168 170 190 196 204 210 228 238 240 245 255 266 272 280 285 294 304 323 336 340 357 380 392 399 408 420 456 476 490 510 532 560 570 588 595 646 665 680 714 735 760 784 798 816 833 840 912 931 952 969 980 1,020 1,064 1,140 1,176 1,190 1,292 1,330 1,360 1,428 1,470 1,520 1,596 1,615 1,666 1,680 1,785 1,862 1,904 1,938 1,960 1,995 2,040 2,128 2,261 2,280 2,352 2,380 2,499 2,584 2,660 2,793 2,856 2,940 3,192 3,230 3,332 3,570 3,724 3,876 3,920 3,990 4,080 4,165 4,522 4,560 4,655 4,760 4,845 4,998 5,168 5,320 5,586 5,712 5,880 6,384 6,460 6,664 6,783 7,140 7,448 7,752 7,980 8,330 9,044 9,310 9,520 9,690 9,996 10,640 11,172 11,305 11,760 12,495 12,920 13,328 13,566 13,965 14,280 14,896 15,504 15,827 15,960 16,660 18,088 18,620 19,380 19,992 22,344 22,610 24,990 25,840 27,132 27,930 28,560 31,654 31,920 33,320 33,915 36,176 37,240 38,760 39,984 44,688 45,220 47,481 49,980 54,264 55,860 63,308 66,640 67,830 74,480 77,520 79,135 90,440 94,962 99,960 108,528 111,720 126,616 135,660 158,270 180,880 189,924 199,920 223,440 237,405 253,232 271,320 316,540 379,848 474,810 542,640 633,080 759,696 949,620 1,266,160 1,899,240 and 3,798,480, with no remainder.

Since 3,798,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,798,480, 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).