Q: Is 3,012,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,012,540 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 3,012,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 30 37 46 59 60 69 74 92 111 115 118 138 148 177 185 222 230 236 276 295 345 354 370 444 460 555 590 690 708 740 851 885 1,110 1,180 1,357 1,380 1,702 1,770 2,183 2,220 2,553 2,714 3,404 3,540 4,071 4,255 4,366 5,106 5,428 6,549 6,785 8,142 8,510 8,732 10,212 10,915 12,765 13,098 13,570 16,284 17,020 20,355 21,830 25,530 26,196 27,140 32,745 40,710 43,660 50,209 51,060 65,490 81,420 100,418 130,980 150,627 200,836 251,045 301,254 502,090 602,508 753,135 1,004,180 1,506,270 and 3,012,540, with no remainder.

Since 3,012,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,012,540, 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).