Q: Is 3,160,980 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,160,980 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 3,160,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 30 34 36 45 51 60 68 85 90 102 153 170 180 204 255 306 340 510 612 765 1,020 1,033 1,530 2,066 3,060 3,099 4,132 5,165 6,198 9,297 10,330 12,396 15,495 17,561 18,594 20,660 30,990 35,122 37,188 46,485 52,683 61,980 70,244 87,805 92,970 105,366 158,049 175,610 185,940 210,732 263,415 316,098 351,220 526,830 632,196 790,245 1,053,660 1,580,490 and 3,160,980, with no remainder.

Since 3,160,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,160,980, 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).