Q: Is 3,266,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,266,520 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 3,266,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 163 167 326 334 489 501 652 668 815 835 978 1,002 1,304 1,336 1,630 1,670 1,956 2,004 2,445 2,505 3,260 3,340 3,912 4,008 4,890 5,010 6,520 6,680 9,780 10,020 19,560 20,040 27,221 54,442 81,663 108,884 136,105 163,326 217,768 272,210 326,652 408,315 544,420 653,304 816,630 1,088,840 1,633,260 and 3,266,520, with no remainder.

Since 3,266,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,266,520, 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).