Q: Is 3,925,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,925,000 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 3,925,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 157 200 250 314 500 625 628 785 1,000 1,250 1,256 1,570 2,500 3,125 3,140 3,925 5,000 6,250 6,280 7,850 12,500 15,700 19,625 25,000 31,400 39,250 78,500 98,125 157,000 196,250 392,500 490,625 785,000 981,250 1,962,500 and 3,925,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,925,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,925,000, 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).