Q: Is 3,170,070 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,170,070 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 3,170,070 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 59 90 118 135 177 199 270 295 354 398 531 590 597 885 995 1,062 1,194 1,593 1,770 1,791 1,990 2,655 2,985 3,186 3,582 5,310 5,373 5,970 7,965 8,955 10,746 11,741 15,930 17,910 23,482 26,865 35,223 53,730 58,705 70,446 105,669 117,410 176,115 211,338 317,007 352,230 528,345 634,014 1,056,690 1,585,035 and 3,170,070, with no remainder.

Since 3,170,070 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,170,070, 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).