Q: Is 3,262,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,262,140 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 3,262,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 180 189 210 252 270 315 378 420 540 630 756 863 945 1,260 1,726 1,890 2,589 3,452 3,780 4,315 5,178 6,041 7,767 8,630 10,356 12,082 12,945 15,534 17,260 18,123 23,301 24,164 25,890 30,205 31,068 36,246 38,835 46,602 51,780 54,369 60,410 72,492 77,670 90,615 93,204 108,738 116,505 120,820 155,340 163,107 181,230 217,476 233,010 271,845 326,214 362,460 466,020 543,690 652,428 815,535 1,087,380 1,631,070 and 3,262,140, with no remainder.

Since 3,262,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,262,140, 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).