Q: Is 3,888,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,888,216 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 3,888,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 47 54 72 94 108 141 188 216 282 376 383 423 564 766 846 1,128 1,149 1,269 1,532 1,692 2,298 2,538 3,064 3,384 3,447 4,596 5,076 6,894 9,192 10,152 10,341 13,788 18,001 20,682 27,576 36,002 41,364 54,003 72,004 82,728 108,006 144,008 162,009 216,012 324,018 432,024 486,027 648,036 972,054 1,296,072 1,944,108 and 3,888,216, with no remainder.

Since 3,888,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,888,216, 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).