Q: Is 3,901,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,901,860 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 3,901,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 53 60 90 106 159 180 212 265 318 409 477 530 636 795 818 954 1,060 1,227 1,590 1,636 1,908 2,045 2,385 2,454 3,180 3,681 4,090 4,770 4,908 6,135 7,362 8,180 9,540 12,270 14,724 18,405 21,677 24,540 36,810 43,354 65,031 73,620 86,708 108,385 130,062 195,093 216,770 260,124 325,155 390,186 433,540 650,310 780,372 975,465 1,300,620 1,950,930 and 3,901,860, with no remainder.

Since 3,901,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,901,860, 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).