Q: Is 3,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,840 is a composite number.

Why is 3,840 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 3,840 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 96 120 128 160 192 240 256 320 384 480 640 768 960 1,280 1,920 and 3,840, with no remainder.

Since 3,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,840, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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