Q: Is 3,855,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,855,260 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 3,855,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 23 29 34 46 58 68 85 92 115 116 145 170 230 289 290 340 391 460 493 578 580 667 782 986 1,156 1,334 1,445 1,564 1,955 1,972 2,465 2,668 2,890 3,335 3,910 4,930 5,780 6,647 6,670 7,820 8,381 9,860 11,339 13,294 13,340 16,762 22,678 26,588 33,235 33,524 41,905 45,356 56,695 66,470 83,810 113,390 132,940 167,620 192,763 226,780 385,526 771,052 963,815 1,927,630 and 3,855,260, with no remainder.

Since 3,855,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,855,260, 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).