Q: Is 3,823,875 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,823,875 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 3,823,875 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 25 27 33 45 55 75 99 103 125 135 165 225 275 297 309 375 495 515 675 825 927 1,125 1,133 1,375 1,485 1,545 2,475 2,575 2,781 3,375 3,399 4,125 4,635 5,665 7,425 7,725 10,197 12,375 12,875 13,905 16,995 23,175 28,325 30,591 37,125 38,625 50,985 69,525 84,975 115,875 141,625 152,955 254,925 347,625 424,875 764,775 1,274,625 and 3,823,875, with no remainder.

Since 3,823,875 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,823,875, 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).