Q: Is 3,962,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,962,000 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 3,962,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 125 140 175 200 250 280 283 350 400 500 560 566 700 875 1,000 1,132 1,400 1,415 1,750 1,981 2,000 2,264 2,800 2,830 3,500 3,962 4,528 5,660 7,000 7,075 7,924 9,905 11,320 14,000 14,150 15,848 19,810 22,640 28,300 31,696 35,375 39,620 49,525 56,600 70,750 79,240 99,050 113,200 141,500 158,480 198,100 247,625 283,000 396,200 495,250 566,000 792,400 990,500 1,981,000 and 3,962,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,962,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,962,000, 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).