Q: Is 3,160,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,160,560 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 3,160,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 195 208 240 260 312 390 520 624 780 1,013 1,040 1,560 2,026 3,039 3,120 4,052 5,065 6,078 8,104 10,130 12,156 13,169 15,195 16,208 20,260 24,312 26,338 30,390 39,507 40,520 48,624 52,676 60,780 65,845 79,014 81,040 105,352 121,560 131,690 158,028 197,535 210,704 243,120 263,380 316,056 395,070 526,760 632,112 790,140 1,053,520 1,580,280 and 3,160,560, with no remainder.

Since 3,160,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,160,560, 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).