Q: Is 3,800,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,800,000 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 3,800,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 32 38 40 50 64 76 80 95 100 125 152 160 190 200 250 304 320 380 400 475 500 608 625 760 800 950 1,000 1,216 1,250 1,520 1,600 1,900 2,000 2,375 2,500 3,040 3,125 3,800 4,000 4,750 5,000 6,080 6,250 7,600 8,000 9,500 10,000 11,875 12,500 15,200 19,000 20,000 23,750 25,000 30,400 38,000 40,000 47,500 50,000 59,375 76,000 95,000 100,000 118,750 152,000 190,000 200,000 237,500 380,000 475,000 760,000 950,000 1,900,000 and 3,800,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,800,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,800,000, 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).