Q: Is 3,946,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,946,300 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 3,946,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 25 31 38 50 62 67 76 95 100 124 134 155 190 268 310 335 380 475 589 620 670 775 950 1,178 1,273 1,340 1,550 1,675 1,900 2,077 2,356 2,546 2,945 3,100 3,350 4,154 5,092 5,890 6,365 6,700 8,308 10,385 11,780 12,730 14,725 20,770 25,460 29,450 31,825 39,463 41,540 51,925 58,900 63,650 78,926 103,850 127,300 157,852 197,315 207,700 394,630 789,260 986,575 1,973,150 and 3,946,300, with no remainder.

Since 3,946,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,946,300, 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).