Q: Is 3,251,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,251,080 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 3,251,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 40 56 68 70 85 119 136 140 170 238 280 340 476 595 680 683 952 1,190 1,366 2,380 2,732 3,415 4,760 4,781 5,464 6,830 9,562 11,611 13,660 19,124 23,222 23,905 27,320 38,248 46,444 47,810 58,055 81,277 92,888 95,620 116,110 162,554 191,240 232,220 325,108 406,385 464,440 650,216 812,770 1,625,540 and 3,251,080, with no remainder.

Since 3,251,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,251,080, 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).