Q: Is 3,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,960 is a composite number.

Why is 3,960 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 3,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 40 44 45 55 60 66 72 88 90 99 110 120 132 165 180 198 220 264 330 360 396 440 495 660 792 990 1,320 1,980 and 3,960, with no remainder.

Since 3,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,960, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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