Q: Is 3,026,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,026,040 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 3,026,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 151 167 302 334 453 501 604 668 755 835 906 1,002 1,208 1,336 1,510 1,670 1,812 2,004 2,265 2,505 3,020 3,340 3,624 4,008 4,530 5,010 6,040 6,680 9,060 10,020 18,120 20,040 25,217 50,434 75,651 100,868 126,085 151,302 201,736 252,170 302,604 378,255 504,340 605,208 756,510 1,008,680 1,513,020 and 3,026,040, with no remainder.

Since 3,026,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,026,040, 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).