Q: Is 3,198,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,198,960 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 3,198,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 1,481 2,160 2,962 4,443 5,924 7,405 8,886 11,848 13,329 14,810 17,772 22,215 23,696 26,658 29,620 35,544 39,987 44,430 53,316 59,240 66,645 71,088 79,974 88,860 106,632 118,480 133,290 159,948 177,720 199,935 213,264 266,580 319,896 355,440 399,870 533,160 639,792 799,740 1,066,320 1,599,480 and 3,198,960, with no remainder.

Since 3,198,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,198,960, 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).