Q: Is 3,979,770 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,979,770 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 3,979,770 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 53 106 159 265 318 530 795 1,590 2,503 5,006 7,509 12,515 15,018 25,030 37,545 75,090 132,659 265,318 397,977 663,295 795,954 1,326,590 1,989,885 and 3,979,770, with no remainder.

Since 3,979,770 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,979,770, 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).