Q: Is 3,875,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,875,000 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 3,875,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 31 40 50 62 100 124 125 155 200 248 250 310 500 620 625 775 1,000 1,240 1,250 1,550 2,500 3,100 3,125 3,875 5,000 6,200 6,250 7,750 12,500 15,500 15,625 19,375 25,000 31,000 31,250 38,750 62,500 77,500 96,875 125,000 155,000 193,750 387,500 484,375 775,000 968,750 1,937,500 and 3,875,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,875,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,875,000, 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).