Q: Is 3,987,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,987,200 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 3,987,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 64 70 80 89 100 112 128 140 160 175 178 200 224 256 280 320 350 356 400 445 448 560 623 640 700 712 800 890 896 1,120 1,246 1,280 1,400 1,424 1,600 1,780 1,792 2,225 2,240 2,492 2,800 2,848 3,115 3,200 3,560 4,450 4,480 4,984 5,600 5,696 6,230 6,400 7,120 8,900 8,960 9,968 11,200 11,392 12,460 14,240 15,575 17,800 19,936 22,400 22,784 24,920 28,480 31,150 35,600 39,872 44,800 49,840 56,960 62,300 71,200 79,744 99,680 113,920 124,600 142,400 159,488 199,360 249,200 284,800 398,720 498,400 569,600 797,440 996,800 1,993,600 and 3,987,200, with no remainder.

Since 3,987,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,987,200, 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).