Q: Is 3,984,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,984,800 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 3,984,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 50 68 80 85 100 136 160 170 200 272 293 340 400 425 544 586 680 800 850 1,172 1,360 1,465 1,700 2,344 2,720 2,930 3,400 4,688 4,981 5,860 6,800 7,325 9,376 9,962 11,720 13,600 14,650 19,924 23,440 24,905 29,300 39,848 46,880 49,810 58,600 79,696 99,620 117,200 124,525 159,392 199,240 234,400 249,050 398,480 498,100 796,960 996,200 1,992,400 and 3,984,800, with no remainder.

Since 3,984,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,984,800, 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).