Q: Is 3,979,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,979,800 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 3,979,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 25 27 30 33 36 40 44 45 50 54 55 60 66 67 72 75 88 90 99 100 108 110 120 132 134 135 150 165 180 198 200 201 216 220 225 264 268 270 275 297 300 330 335 360 396 402 440 450 495 536 540 550 594 600 603 660 670 675 737 792 804 825 900 990 1,005 1,080 1,100 1,188 1,206 1,320 1,340 1,350 1,474 1,485 1,608 1,650 1,675 1,800 1,809 1,980 2,010 2,200 2,211 2,376 2,412 2,475 2,680 2,700 2,948 2,970 3,015 3,300 3,350 3,618 3,685 3,960 4,020 4,422 4,824 4,950 5,025 5,400 5,896 5,940 6,030 6,600 6,633 6,700 7,236 7,370 7,425 8,040 8,844 9,045 9,900 10,050 11,055 11,880 12,060 13,266 13,400 14,472 14,740 14,850 15,075 17,688 18,090 18,425 19,800 19,899 20,100 22,110 24,120 26,532 29,480 29,700 30,150 33,165 36,180 36,850 39,798 40,200 44,220 45,225 53,064 55,275 59,400 60,300 66,330 72,360 73,700 79,596 88,440 90,450 99,495 110,550 120,600 132,660 147,400 159,192 165,825 180,900 198,990 221,100 265,320 331,650 361,800 397,980 442,200 497,475 663,300 795,960 994,950 1,326,600 1,989,900 and 3,979,800, with no remainder.

Since 3,979,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,979,800, 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).