Q: Is 3,018,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,018,960 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 3,018,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 48 56 60 63 70 72 80 84 90 105 112 120 126 140 144 168 180 210 240 252 280 315 336 360 420 504 560 599 630 720 840 1,008 1,198 1,260 1,680 1,797 2,396 2,520 2,995 3,594 4,193 4,792 5,040 5,391 5,990 7,188 8,386 8,985 9,584 10,782 11,980 12,579 14,376 16,772 17,970 20,965 21,564 23,960 25,158 26,955 28,752 33,544 35,940 37,737 41,930 43,128 47,920 50,316 53,910 62,895 67,088 71,880 75,474 83,860 86,256 100,632 107,820 125,790 143,760 150,948 167,720 188,685 201,264 215,640 251,580 301,896 335,440 377,370 431,280 503,160 603,792 754,740 1,006,320 1,509,480 and 3,018,960, with no remainder.

Since 3,018,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,018,960, 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).