Q: Is 3,088,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,088,960 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 3,088,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 49 56 64 70 80 98 112 140 160 196 197 224 245 280 320 392 394 448 490 560 784 788 980 985 1,120 1,379 1,568 1,576 1,960 1,970 2,240 2,758 3,136 3,152 3,920 3,940 5,516 6,304 6,895 7,840 7,880 9,653 11,032 12,608 13,790 15,680 15,760 19,306 22,064 27,580 31,520 38,612 44,128 48,265 55,160 63,040 77,224 88,256 96,530 110,320 154,448 193,060 220,640 308,896 386,120 441,280 617,792 772,240 1,544,480 and 3,088,960, with no remainder.

Since 3,088,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,088,960, 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).