Q: Is 3,006,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,006,120 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 3,006,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 41 47 52 60 65 78 82 94 104 120 123 130 141 156 164 188 195 205 235 246 260 282 312 328 376 390 410 470 492 520 533 564 611 615 705 780 820 940 984 1,066 1,128 1,222 1,230 1,410 1,560 1,599 1,640 1,833 1,880 1,927 2,132 2,444 2,460 2,665 2,820 3,055 3,198 3,666 3,854 4,264 4,888 4,920 5,330 5,640 5,781 6,110 6,396 7,332 7,708 7,995 9,165 9,635 10,660 11,562 12,220 12,792 14,664 15,416 15,990 18,330 19,270 21,320 23,124 24,440 25,051 28,905 31,980 36,660 38,540 46,248 50,102 57,810 63,960 73,320 75,153 77,080 100,204 115,620 125,255 150,306 200,408 231,240 250,510 300,612 375,765 501,020 601,224 751,530 1,002,040 1,503,060 and 3,006,120, with no remainder.

Since 3,006,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,006,120, 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).