Q: Is 3,004,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,004,920 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 3,004,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 30 34 36 40 45 51 60 68 72 85 90 102 120 136 153 170 180 204 255 306 340 360 408 491 510 612 680 765 982 1,020 1,224 1,473 1,530 1,964 2,040 2,455 2,946 3,060 3,928 4,419 4,910 5,892 6,120 7,365 8,347 8,838 9,820 11,784 14,730 16,694 17,676 19,640 22,095 25,041 29,460 33,388 35,352 41,735 44,190 50,082 58,920 66,776 75,123 83,470 88,380 100,164 125,205 150,246 166,940 176,760 200,328 250,410 300,492 333,880 375,615 500,820 600,984 751,230 1,001,640 1,502,460 and 3,004,920, with no remainder.

Since 3,004,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,004,920, 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).