Q: Is 3,964,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,964,320 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 3,964,320 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 2,753 5,506 8,259 11,012 13,765 16,518 22,024 24,777 27,530 33,036 41,295 44,048 49,554 55,060 66,072 82,590 88,096 99,108 110,120 123,885 132,144 165,180 198,216 220,240 247,770 264,288 330,360 396,432 440,480 495,540 660,720 792,864 991,080 1,321,440 1,982,160 and 3,964,320, with no remainder.

Since 3,964,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,964,320, 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).