Q: Is 3,972,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,972,100 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 3,972,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 23 25 44 46 50 55 92 100 110 115 157 220 230 253 275 314 460 506 550 575 628 785 1,012 1,100 1,150 1,265 1,570 1,727 2,300 2,530 3,140 3,454 3,611 3,925 5,060 6,325 6,908 7,222 7,850 8,635 12,650 14,444 15,700 17,270 18,055 25,300 34,540 36,110 39,721 43,175 72,220 79,442 86,350 90,275 158,884 172,700 180,550 198,605 361,100 397,210 794,420 993,025 1,986,050 and 3,972,100, with no remainder.

Since 3,972,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,972,100, 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).