Q: Is 3,858,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,858,900 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 3,858,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 50 57 60 75 76 95 100 114 150 190 228 285 300 380 475 570 677 950 1,140 1,354 1,425 1,900 2,031 2,708 2,850 3,385 4,062 5,700 6,770 8,124 10,155 12,863 13,540 16,925 20,310 25,726 33,850 38,589 40,620 50,775 51,452 64,315 67,700 77,178 101,550 128,630 154,356 192,945 203,100 257,260 321,575 385,890 643,150 771,780 964,725 1,286,300 1,929,450 and 3,858,900, with no remainder.

Since 3,858,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,858,900, 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).