Q: Is 3,957,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,957,900 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 3,957,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 79 100 150 158 167 237 300 316 334 395 474 501 668 790 835 948 1,002 1,185 1,580 1,670 1,975 2,004 2,370 2,505 3,340 3,950 4,175 4,740 5,010 5,925 7,900 8,350 10,020 11,850 12,525 13,193 16,700 23,700 25,050 26,386 39,579 50,100 52,772 65,965 79,158 131,930 158,316 197,895 263,860 329,825 395,790 659,650 791,580 989,475 1,319,300 1,978,950 and 3,957,900, with no remainder.

Since 3,957,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,957,900, 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).