Q: Is 3,252,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,252,240 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 3,252,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 4,517 9,034 13,551 18,068 22,585 27,102 36,136 40,653 45,170 54,204 67,755 72,272 81,306 90,340 108,408 135,510 162,612 180,680 203,265 216,816 271,020 325,224 361,360 406,530 542,040 650,448 813,060 1,084,080 1,626,120 and 3,252,240, with no remainder.

Since 3,252,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,252,240, 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).