Q: Is 38,872,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 38,872,320 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 38,872,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 53 60 64 80 96 106 120 128 159 160 191 192 212 240 256 265 318 320 382 384 424 480 530 573 636 640 764 768 795 848 955 960 1,060 1,146 1,272 1,280 1,528 1,590 1,696 1,910 1,920 2,120 2,292 2,544 2,865 3,056 3,180 3,392 3,820 3,840 4,240 4,584 5,088 5,730 6,112 6,360 6,784 7,640 8,480 9,168 10,123 10,176 11,460 12,224 12,720 13,568 15,280 16,960 18,336 20,246 20,352 22,920 24,448 25,440 30,369 30,560 33,920 36,672 40,492 40,704 45,840 48,896 50,615 50,880 60,738 61,120 67,840 73,344 80,984 91,680 101,230 101,760 121,476 122,240 146,688 151,845 161,968 183,360 202,460 203,520 242,952 244,480 303,690 323,936 366,720 404,920 485,904 607,380 647,872 733,440 809,840 971,808 1,214,760 1,295,744 1,619,680 1,943,616 2,429,520 2,591,488 3,239,360 3,887,232 4,859,040 6,478,720 7,774,464 9,718,080 12,957,440 19,436,160 and 38,872,320, with no remainder.

Since 38,872,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,872,320, 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).