Q: Is 3,940,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,940,500 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 3,940,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 37 50 60 71 74 75 100 111 125 142 148 150 185 213 222 250 284 300 355 370 375 426 444 500 555 710 740 750 852 925 1,065 1,110 1,420 1,500 1,775 1,850 2,130 2,220 2,627 2,775 3,550 3,700 4,260 4,625 5,254 5,325 5,550 7,100 7,881 8,875 9,250 10,508 10,650 11,100 13,135 13,875 15,762 17,750 18,500 21,300 26,270 26,625 27,750 31,524 35,500 39,405 52,540 53,250 55,500 65,675 78,810 106,500 131,350 157,620 197,025 262,700 328,375 394,050 656,750 788,100 985,125 1,313,500 1,970,250 and 3,940,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,940,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,940,500, 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).