Q: Is 3,907,488 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,907,488 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 3,907,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 31 32 39 48 52 62 78 93 96 101 104 124 156 186 202 208 248 303 312 372 403 404 416 496 606 624 744 806 808 992 1,209 1,212 1,248 1,313 1,488 1,612 1,616 2,418 2,424 2,626 2,976 3,131 3,224 3,232 3,939 4,836 4,848 5,252 6,262 6,448 7,878 9,393 9,672 9,696 10,504 12,524 12,896 15,756 18,786 19,344 21,008 25,048 31,512 37,572 38,688 40,703 42,016 50,096 63,024 75,144 81,406 100,192 122,109 126,048 150,288 162,812 244,218 300,576 325,624 488,436 651,248 976,872 1,302,496 1,953,744 and 3,907,488, with no remainder.

Since 3,907,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,907,488, 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).