Q: Is 3,221,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,221,260 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 3,221,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 19 20 28 35 38 49 70 76 95 98 133 140 173 190 196 245 266 346 380 490 532 665 692 865 931 980 1,211 1,330 1,730 1,862 2,422 2,660 3,287 3,460 3,724 4,655 4,844 6,055 6,574 8,477 9,310 12,110 13,148 16,435 16,954 18,620 23,009 24,220 32,870 33,908 42,385 46,018 65,740 84,770 92,036 115,045 161,063 169,540 230,090 322,126 460,180 644,252 805,315 1,610,630 and 3,221,260, with no remainder.

Since 3,221,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,221,260, 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).