Q: Is 3,982,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,982,880 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 3,982,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 31 32 40 44 55 62 73 80 88 110 124 146 155 160 176 220 248 292 310 341 352 365 440 496 584 620 682 730 803 880 992 1,168 1,240 1,364 1,460 1,606 1,705 1,760 2,263 2,336 2,480 2,728 2,920 3,212 3,410 4,015 4,526 4,960 5,456 5,840 6,424 6,820 8,030 9,052 10,912 11,315 11,680 12,848 13,640 16,060 18,104 22,630 24,893 25,696 27,280 32,120 36,208 45,260 49,786 54,560 64,240 72,416 90,520 99,572 124,465 128,480 181,040 199,144 248,930 362,080 398,288 497,860 796,576 995,720 1,991,440 and 3,982,880, with no remainder.

Since 3,982,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,982,880, 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).