Q: Is 3,988,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,988,440 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 3,988,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 270 324 360 405 540 648 810 1,080 1,231 1,620 2,462 3,240 3,693 4,924 6,155 7,386 9,848 11,079 12,310 14,772 18,465 22,158 24,620 29,544 33,237 36,930 44,316 49,240 55,395 66,474 73,860 88,632 99,711 110,790 132,948 147,720 166,185 199,422 221,580 265,896 332,370 398,844 443,160 498,555 664,740 797,688 997,110 1,329,480 1,994,220 and 3,988,440, with no remainder.

Since 3,988,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,988,440, 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).