Q: Is 3,188,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,188,480 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 3,188,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 47 53 64 80 94 106 128 160 188 212 235 256 265 320 376 424 470 530 640 752 848 940 1,060 1,280 1,504 1,696 1,880 2,120 2,491 3,008 3,392 3,760 4,240 4,982 6,016 6,784 7,520 8,480 9,964 12,032 12,455 13,568 15,040 16,960 19,928 24,910 30,080 33,920 39,856 49,820 60,160 67,840 79,712 99,640 159,424 199,280 318,848 398,560 637,696 797,120 1,594,240 and 3,188,480, with no remainder.

Since 3,188,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,188,480, 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).