Q: Is 3,125,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,125,660 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 3,125,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 131 262 524 655 1,193 1,310 2,386 2,620 4,772 5,965 11,930 23,860 156,283 312,566 625,132 781,415 1,562,830 and 3,125,660, with no remainder.

Since 3,125,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,125,660, 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).