Q: Is 3,040,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,040,000 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 3,040,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 32 38 40 50 64 76 80 95 100 125 128 152 160 190 200 250 256 304 320 380 400 475 500 608 625 640 760 800 950 1,000 1,216 1,250 1,280 1,520 1,600 1,900 2,000 2,375 2,432 2,500 3,040 3,200 3,800 4,000 4,750 4,864 5,000 6,080 6,400 7,600 8,000 9,500 10,000 11,875 12,160 15,200 16,000 19,000 20,000 23,750 24,320 30,400 32,000 38,000 40,000 47,500 60,800 76,000 80,000 95,000 121,600 152,000 160,000 190,000 304,000 380,000 608,000 760,000 1,520,000 and 3,040,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,040,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,040,000, 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).