Q: Is 3,128,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,128,640 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 3,128,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 160 192 240 320 480 960 3,259 6,518 9,777 13,036 16,295 19,554 26,072 32,590 39,108 48,885 52,144 65,180 78,216 97,770 104,288 130,360 156,432 195,540 208,576 260,720 312,864 391,080 521,440 625,728 782,160 1,042,880 1,564,320 and 3,128,640, with no remainder.

Since 3,128,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,128,640, 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).