Q: Is 3,842,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,842,040 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 3,842,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 101 120 202 303 317 404 505 606 634 808 951 1,010 1,212 1,268 1,515 1,585 1,902 2,020 2,424 2,536 3,030 3,170 3,804 4,040 4,755 6,060 6,340 7,608 9,510 12,120 12,680 19,020 32,017 38,040 64,034 96,051 128,068 160,085 192,102 256,136 320,170 384,204 480,255 640,340 768,408 960,510 1,280,680 1,921,020 and 3,842,040, with no remainder.

Since 3,842,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,842,040, 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).