Q: Is 3,029,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,029,880 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 3,029,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 3,607 7,214 10,821 14,428 18,035 21,642 25,249 28,856 36,070 43,284 50,498 54,105 72,140 75,747 86,568 100,996 108,210 126,245 144,280 151,494 201,992 216,420 252,490 302,988 378,735 432,840 504,980 605,976 757,470 1,009,960 1,514,940 and 3,029,880, with no remainder.

Since 3,029,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,029,880, 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).