Q: Is 3,880,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,880,500 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 3,880,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 125 130 150 156 195 199 250 260 300 325 375 390 398 500 597 650 750 780 796 975 995 1,194 1,300 1,500 1,625 1,950 1,990 2,388 2,587 2,985 3,250 3,900 3,980 4,875 4,975 5,174 5,970 6,500 7,761 9,750 9,950 10,348 11,940 12,935 14,925 15,522 19,500 19,900 24,875 25,870 29,850 31,044 38,805 49,750 51,740 59,700 64,675 74,625 77,610 99,500 129,350 149,250 155,220 194,025 258,700 298,500 323,375 388,050 646,750 776,100 970,125 1,293,500 1,940,250 and 3,880,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,880,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,880,500, 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).