Q: Is 3,000,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,000,240 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 3,000,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 81 90 108 120 135 144 162 180 216 240 270 324 360 405 432 463 540 648 720 810 926 1,080 1,296 1,389 1,620 1,852 2,160 2,315 2,778 3,240 3,704 4,167 4,630 5,556 6,480 6,945 7,408 8,334 9,260 11,112 12,501 13,890 16,668 18,520 20,835 22,224 25,002 27,780 33,336 37,040 37,503 41,670 50,004 55,560 62,505 66,672 75,006 83,340 100,008 111,120 125,010 150,012 166,680 187,515 200,016 250,020 300,024 333,360 375,030 500,040 600,048 750,060 1,000,080 1,500,120 and 3,000,240, with no remainder.

Since 3,000,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,000,240, 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).