Q: Is 3,957,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,957,200 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 3,957,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 130 200 208 260 325 400 520 650 761 1,040 1,300 1,522 2,600 3,044 3,805 5,200 6,088 7,610 9,893 12,176 15,220 19,025 19,786 30,440 38,050 39,572 49,465 60,880 76,100 79,144 98,930 152,200 158,288 197,860 247,325 304,400 395,720 494,650 791,440 989,300 1,978,600 and 3,957,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,957,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,957,200, 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).