Q: Is 3,001,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,001,440 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 3,001,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 32 37 39 40 48 52 60 65 74 78 80 96 104 111 120 130 148 156 160 169 185 195 208 222 240 260 296 312 338 370 390 416 444 480 481 507 520 555 592 624 676 740 780 845 888 962 1,014 1,040 1,110 1,184 1,248 1,352 1,443 1,480 1,560 1,690 1,776 1,924 2,028 2,080 2,220 2,405 2,535 2,704 2,886 2,960 3,120 3,380 3,552 3,848 4,056 4,440 4,810 5,070 5,408 5,772 5,920 6,240 6,253 6,760 7,215 7,696 8,112 8,880 9,620 10,140 11,544 12,506 13,520 14,430 15,392 16,224 17,760 18,759 19,240 20,280 23,088 25,012 27,040 28,860 31,265 37,518 38,480 40,560 46,176 50,024 57,720 62,530 75,036 76,960 81,120 93,795 100,048 115,440 125,060 150,072 187,590 200,096 230,880 250,120 300,144 375,180 500,240 600,288 750,360 1,000,480 1,500,720 and 3,001,440, with no remainder.

Since 3,001,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,001,440, 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).