Q: Is 3,240,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,240,000 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 3,240,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 54 60 64 72 75 80 81 90 96 100 108 120 125 135 144 150 160 162 180 192 200 216 225 240 250 270 288 300 320 324 360 375 400 405 432 450 480 500 540 576 600 625 648 675 720 750 800 810 864 900 960 1,000 1,080 1,125 1,200 1,250 1,296 1,350 1,440 1,500 1,600 1,620 1,728 1,800 1,875 2,000 2,025 2,160 2,250 2,400 2,500 2,592 2,700 2,880 3,000 3,240 3,375 3,600 3,750 4,000 4,050 4,320 4,500 4,800 5,000 5,184 5,400 5,625 6,000 6,480 6,750 7,200 7,500 8,000 8,100 8,640 9,000 10,000 10,125 10,800 11,250 12,000 12,960 13,500 14,400 15,000 16,200 16,875 18,000 20,000 20,250 21,600 22,500 24,000 25,920 27,000 30,000 32,400 33,750 36,000 40,000 40,500 43,200 45,000 50,625 54,000 60,000 64,800 67,500 72,000 81,000 90,000 101,250 108,000 120,000 129,600 135,000 162,000 180,000 202,500 216,000 270,000 324,000 360,000 405,000 540,000 648,000 810,000 1,080,000 1,620,000 and 3,240,000, with no remainder.

Since 3,240,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,240,000, 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).