Q: Is 3,239,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,239,920 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 3,239,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 40,499 80,998 161,996 202,495 323,992 404,990 647,984 809,980 1,619,960 and 3,239,920, with no remainder.

Since 3,239,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,239,920, 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).