Q: Is 3,201,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,201,760 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 3,201,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 20,011 40,022 80,044 100,055 160,088 200,110 320,176 400,220 640,352 800,440 1,600,880 and 3,201,760, with no remainder.

Since 3,201,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,201,760, 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).