Q: Is 3,005,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,005,940 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 3,005,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 17 20 21 28 30 34 35 42 51 60 68 70 84 85 102 105 119 140 170 204 210 238 255 340 357 420 421 476 510 595 714 842 1,020 1,190 1,263 1,428 1,684 1,785 2,105 2,380 2,526 2,947 3,570 4,210 5,052 5,894 6,315 7,140 7,157 8,420 8,841 11,788 12,630 14,314 14,735 17,682 21,471 25,260 28,628 29,470 35,364 35,785 42,942 44,205 50,099 58,940 71,570 85,884 88,410 100,198 107,355 143,140 150,297 176,820 200,396 214,710 250,495 300,594 429,420 500,990 601,188 751,485 1,001,980 1,502,970 and 3,005,940, with no remainder.

Since 3,005,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,005,940, 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).