Q: Is 3,944,430 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,944,430 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 3,944,430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 90 105 126 135 189 210 270 315 378 630 945 1,890 2,087 4,174 6,261 10,435 12,522 14,609 18,783 20,870 29,218 31,305 37,566 43,827 56,349 62,610 73,045 87,654 93,915 112,698 131,481 146,090 187,830 219,135 262,962 281,745 394,443 438,270 563,490 657,405 788,886 1,314,810 1,972,215 and 3,944,430, with no remainder.

Since 3,944,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,944,430, 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).