Q: Is 3,856,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,856,000 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 3,856,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 128 160 200 241 250 320 400 482 500 640 800 964 1,000 1,205 1,600 1,928 2,000 2,410 3,200 3,856 4,000 4,820 6,025 7,712 8,000 9,640 12,050 15,424 16,000 19,280 24,100 30,125 30,848 38,560 48,200 60,250 77,120 96,400 120,500 154,240 192,800 241,000 385,600 482,000 771,200 964,000 1,928,000 and 3,856,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,856,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,856,000, 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).