Q: Is 3,896,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,896,480 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 3,896,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 49 56 70 71 80 98 112 140 142 160 196 224 245 280 284 343 355 392 490 497 560 568 686 710 784 980 994 1,120 1,136 1,372 1,420 1,568 1,715 1,960 1,988 2,272 2,485 2,744 2,840 3,430 3,479 3,920 3,976 4,970 5,488 5,680 6,860 6,958 7,840 7,952 9,940 10,976 11,360 13,720 13,916 15,904 17,395 19,880 24,353 27,440 27,832 34,790 39,760 48,706 54,880 55,664 69,580 79,520 97,412 111,328 121,765 139,160 194,824 243,530 278,320 389,648 487,060 556,640 779,296 974,120 1,948,240 and 3,896,480, with no remainder.

Since 3,896,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,896,480, 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).