Q: Is 3,838,848 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,838,848 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 3,838,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 64 78 96 104 128 156 192 208 312 384 416 624 769 832 1,248 1,538 1,664 2,307 2,496 3,076 4,614 4,992 6,152 9,228 9,997 12,304 18,456 19,994 24,608 29,991 36,912 39,988 49,216 59,982 73,824 79,976 98,432 119,964 147,648 159,952 239,928 295,296 319,904 479,856 639,808 959,712 1,279,616 1,919,424 and 3,838,848, with no remainder.

Since 3,838,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,838,848, 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).