Q: Is 3,128,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,128,760 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 3,128,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 2,897 5,794 8,691 11,588 14,485 17,382 23,176 26,073 28,970 34,764 43,455 52,146 57,940 69,528 78,219 86,910 104,292 115,880 130,365 156,438 173,820 208,584 260,730 312,876 347,640 391,095 521,460 625,752 782,190 1,042,920 1,564,380 and 3,128,760, with no remainder.

Since 3,128,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,128,760, 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).