Q: Is 3,021,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,021,120 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 3,021,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 192 240 288 320 360 480 576 720 960 1,049 1,440 2,098 2,880 3,147 4,196 5,245 6,294 8,392 9,441 10,490 12,588 15,735 16,784 18,882 20,980 25,176 31,470 33,568 37,764 41,960 47,205 50,352 62,940 67,136 75,528 83,920 94,410 100,704 125,880 151,056 167,840 188,820 201,408 251,760 302,112 335,680 377,640 503,520 604,224 755,280 1,007,040 1,510,560 and 3,021,120, with no remainder.

Since 3,021,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,021,120, 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).