Q: Is 3,232,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,232,470 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 3,232,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 19 30 38 53 57 95 106 107 114 159 190 214 265 285 318 321 530 535 570 642 795 1,007 1,070 1,590 1,605 2,014 2,033 3,021 3,210 4,066 5,035 5,671 6,042 6,099 10,070 10,165 11,342 12,198 15,105 17,013 20,330 28,355 30,210 30,495 34,026 56,710 60,990 85,065 107,749 170,130 215,498 323,247 538,745 646,494 1,077,490 1,616,235 and 3,232,470, with no remainder.

Since 3,232,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,232,470, 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).