Q: Is 3,163,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,163,040 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 3,163,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 53 80 106 160 212 265 373 424 530 746 848 1,060 1,492 1,696 1,865 2,120 2,984 3,730 4,240 5,968 7,460 8,480 11,936 14,920 19,769 29,840 39,538 59,680 79,076 98,845 158,152 197,690 316,304 395,380 632,608 790,760 1,581,520 and 3,163,040, with no remainder.

Since 3,163,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,163,040, 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).