Q: Is 3,958,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,958,560 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 3,958,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,440 2,749 5,498 8,247 10,996 13,745 16,494 21,992 24,741 27,490 32,988 41,235 43,984 49,482 54,980 65,976 82,470 87,968 98,964 109,960 123,705 131,952 164,940 197,928 219,920 247,410 263,904 329,880 395,856 439,840 494,820 659,760 791,712 989,640 1,319,520 1,979,280 and 3,958,560, with no remainder.

Since 3,958,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,958,560, 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).