Q: Is 3,130,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,130,560 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 3,130,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 192 240 288 320 360 480 576 720 960 1,087 1,440 2,174 2,880 3,261 4,348 5,435 6,522 8,696 9,783 10,870 13,044 16,305 17,392 19,566 21,740 26,088 32,610 34,784 39,132 43,480 48,915 52,176 65,220 69,568 78,264 86,960 97,830 104,352 130,440 156,528 173,920 195,660 208,704 260,880 313,056 347,840 391,320 521,760 626,112 782,640 1,043,520 1,565,280 and 3,130,560, with no remainder.

Since 3,130,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,130,560, 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).