Q: Is 3,965,976 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,965,976 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 3,965,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 43 54 56 61 63 72 84 86 108 122 126 129 168 172 183 189 216 244 252 258 301 344 366 378 387 427 488 504 516 549 602 732 756 774 854 903 1,032 1,098 1,161 1,204 1,281 1,464 1,512 1,548 1,647 1,708 1,806 2,196 2,322 2,408 2,562 2,623 2,709 3,096 3,294 3,416 3,612 3,843 4,392 4,644 5,124 5,246 5,418 6,588 7,224 7,686 7,869 8,127 9,288 10,248 10,492 10,836 11,529 13,176 15,372 15,738 16,254 18,361 20,984 21,672 23,058 23,607 30,744 31,476 32,508 36,722 46,116 47,214 55,083 62,952 65,016 70,821 73,444 92,232 94,428 110,166 141,642 146,888 165,249 188,856 220,332 283,284 330,498 440,664 495,747 566,568 660,996 991,494 1,321,992 1,982,988 and 3,965,976, with no remainder.

Since 3,965,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,965,976, 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).