Q: Is 3,201,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,201,540 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 3,201,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 53,359 106,718 160,077 213,436 266,795 320,154 533,590 640,308 800,385 1,067,180 1,600,770 and 3,201,540, with no remainder.

Since 3,201,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,201,540, 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).