Q: Is 3,859,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,859,920 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 3,859,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 1,787 2,160 3,574 5,361 7,148 8,935 10,722 14,296 16,083 17,870 21,444 26,805 28,592 32,166 35,740 42,888 48,249 53,610 64,332 71,480 80,415 85,776 96,498 107,220 128,664 142,960 160,830 192,996 214,440 241,245 257,328 321,660 385,992 428,880 482,490 643,320 771,984 964,980 1,286,640 1,929,960 and 3,859,920, with no remainder.

Since 3,859,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,859,920, 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).