Q: Is 3,101,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,101,280 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 3,101,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 24 26 28 30 32 35 39 40 42 48 52 56 60 65 70 71 78 80 84 91 96 104 105 112 120 130 140 142 156 160 168 182 195 208 210 213 224 240 260 273 280 284 312 336 355 364 390 416 420 426 455 480 497 520 546 560 568 624 672 710 728 780 840 852 910 923 994 1,040 1,065 1,092 1,120 1,136 1,248 1,365 1,420 1,456 1,491 1,560 1,680 1,704 1,820 1,846 1,988 2,080 2,130 2,184 2,272 2,485 2,730 2,769 2,840 2,912 2,982 3,120 3,360 3,408 3,640 3,692 3,976 4,260 4,368 4,615 4,970 5,460 5,538 5,680 5,964 6,240 6,461 6,816 7,280 7,384 7,455 7,952 8,520 8,736 9,230 9,940 10,920 11,076 11,360 11,928 12,922 13,845 14,560 14,768 14,910 15,904 17,040 18,460 19,383 19,880 21,840 22,152 23,856 25,844 27,690 29,536 29,820 32,305 34,080 36,920 38,766 39,760 43,680 44,304 47,712 51,688 55,380 59,640 64,610 73,840 77,532 79,520 88,608 96,915 103,376 110,760 119,280 129,220 147,680 155,064 193,830 206,752 221,520 238,560 258,440 310,128 387,660 443,040 516,880 620,256 775,320 1,033,760 1,550,640 and 3,101,280, with no remainder.

Since 3,101,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,101,280, 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).