Q: Is 3,885,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,885,600 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 3,885,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 200 240 300 400 480 600 800 1,200 1,619 2,400 3,238 4,857 6,476 8,095 9,714 12,952 16,190 19,428 24,285 25,904 32,380 38,856 40,475 48,570 51,808 64,760 77,712 80,950 97,140 121,425 129,520 155,424 161,900 194,280 242,850 259,040 323,800 388,560 485,700 647,600 777,120 971,400 1,295,200 1,942,800 and 3,885,600, with no remainder.

Since 3,885,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,885,600, 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).