Q: Is 3,220,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,220,140 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 3,220,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 17 20 21 22 28 30 33 34 35 41 42 44 51 55 60 66 68 70 77 82 84 85 102 105 110 119 123 132 140 154 164 165 170 187 204 205 210 220 231 238 246 255 287 308 330 340 357 374 385 410 420 451 462 476 492 510 561 574 595 615 660 697 714 748 770 820 861 902 924 935 1,020 1,122 1,148 1,155 1,190 1,230 1,309 1,353 1,394 1,428 1,435 1,540 1,722 1,785 1,804 1,870 2,091 2,244 2,255 2,310 2,380 2,460 2,618 2,706 2,788 2,805 2,870 3,157 3,444 3,485 3,570 3,740 3,927 4,182 4,305 4,510 4,620 4,879 5,236 5,412 5,610 5,740 6,314 6,545 6,765 6,970 7,140 7,667 7,854 8,364 8,610 9,020 9,471 9,758 10,455 11,220 12,628 13,090 13,530 13,940 14,637 15,334 15,708 15,785 17,220 18,942 19,516 19,635 20,910 23,001 24,395 26,180 27,060 29,274 30,668 31,570 37,884 38,335 39,270 41,820 46,002 47,355 48,790 53,669 58,548 63,140 73,185 76,670 78,540 92,004 94,710 97,580 107,338 115,005 146,370 153,340 161,007 189,420 214,676 230,010 268,345 292,740 322,014 460,020 536,690 644,028 805,035 1,073,380 1,610,070 and 3,220,140, with no remainder.

Since 3,220,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,220,140, 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).