Q: Is 3,993,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,993,960 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 3,993,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 83 120 166 249 332 401 415 498 664 802 830 996 1,203 1,245 1,604 1,660 1,992 2,005 2,406 2,490 3,208 3,320 4,010 4,812 4,980 6,015 8,020 9,624 9,960 12,030 16,040 24,060 33,283 48,120 66,566 99,849 133,132 166,415 199,698 266,264 332,830 399,396 499,245 665,660 798,792 998,490 1,331,320 1,996,980 and 3,993,960, with no remainder.

Since 3,993,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,993,960, 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).