Q: Is 3,838,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,838,080 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 3,838,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 320 384 480 640 960 1,920 1,999 3,998 5,997 7,996 9,995 11,994 15,992 19,990 23,988 29,985 31,984 39,980 47,976 59,970 63,968 79,960 95,952 119,940 127,936 159,920 191,904 239,880 255,872 319,840 383,808 479,760 639,680 767,616 959,520 1,279,360 1,919,040 and 3,838,080, with no remainder.

Since 3,838,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,838,080, 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).