Q: Is 3,246,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,246,960 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 3,246,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 83 120 163 166 240 249 326 332 415 489 498 652 664 815 830 978 996 1,245 1,304 1,328 1,630 1,660 1,956 1,992 2,445 2,490 2,608 3,260 3,320 3,912 3,984 4,890 4,980 6,520 6,640 7,824 9,780 9,960 13,040 13,529 19,560 19,920 27,058 39,120 40,587 54,116 67,645 81,174 108,232 135,290 162,348 202,935 216,464 270,580 324,696 405,870 541,160 649,392 811,740 1,082,320 1,623,480 and 3,246,960, with no remainder.

Since 3,246,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,246,960, 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).