Q: Is 3,982,875 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,982,875 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 3,982,875 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 19 25 39 43 57 65 75 95 125 129 195 215 247 285 325 375 475 559 645 741 817 975 1,075 1,235 1,425 1,625 1,677 2,375 2,451 2,795 3,225 3,705 4,085 4,875 5,375 6,175 7,125 8,385 10,621 12,255 13,975 16,125 18,525 20,425 30,875 31,863 41,925 53,105 61,275 69,875 92,625 102,125 159,315 209,625 265,525 306,375 796,575 1,327,625 and 3,982,875, with no remainder.

Since 3,982,875 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,982,875, 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).