Q: Is 3,144,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,144,240 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 3,144,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 40 44 45 48 55 60 66 72 80 88 90 99 110 120 132 144 165 176 180 198 220 240 264 330 360 396 397 440 495 528 660 720 792 794 880 990 1,191 1,320 1,584 1,588 1,980 1,985 2,382 2,640 3,176 3,573 3,960 3,970 4,367 4,764 5,955 6,352 7,146 7,920 7,940 8,734 9,528 11,910 13,101 14,292 15,880 17,468 17,865 19,056 21,835 23,820 26,202 28,584 31,760 34,936 35,730 39,303 43,670 47,640 52,404 57,168 65,505 69,872 71,460 78,606 87,340 95,280 104,808 131,010 142,920 157,212 174,680 196,515 209,616 262,020 285,840 314,424 349,360 393,030 524,040 628,848 786,060 1,048,080 1,572,120 and 3,144,240, with no remainder.

Since 3,144,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,144,240, 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).