Q: Is 3,949,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,949,100 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 3,949,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 23 25 34 46 50 68 85 92 100 101 115 170 202 230 340 391 404 425 460 505 575 782 850 1,010 1,150 1,564 1,700 1,717 1,955 2,020 2,300 2,323 2,525 3,434 3,910 4,646 5,050 6,868 7,820 8,585 9,292 9,775 10,100 11,615 17,170 19,550 23,230 34,340 39,100 39,491 42,925 46,460 58,075 78,982 85,850 116,150 157,964 171,700 197,455 232,300 394,910 789,820 987,275 1,974,550 and 3,949,100, with no remainder.

Since 3,949,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,949,100, 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).