Q: Is 3,125,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,125,520 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 3,125,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 1,447 2,160 2,894 4,341 5,788 7,235 8,682 11,576 13,023 14,470 17,364 21,705 23,152 26,046 28,940 34,728 39,069 43,410 52,092 57,880 65,115 69,456 78,138 86,820 104,184 115,760 130,230 156,276 173,640 195,345 208,368 260,460 312,552 347,280 390,690 520,920 625,104 781,380 1,041,840 1,562,760 and 3,125,520, with no remainder.

Since 3,125,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,125,520, 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).