Q: Is 3,272,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,272,640 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 3,272,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 64 70 80 84 96 105 112 120 140 160 168 192 210 224 240 280 320 336 420 448 480 487 560 672 840 960 974 1,120 1,344 1,461 1,680 1,948 2,240 2,435 2,922 3,360 3,409 3,896 4,870 5,844 6,720 6,818 7,305 7,792 9,740 10,227 11,688 13,636 14,610 15,584 17,045 19,480 20,454 23,376 27,272 29,220 31,168 34,090 38,960 40,908 46,752 51,135 54,544 58,440 68,180 77,920 81,816 93,504 102,270 109,088 116,880 136,360 155,840 163,632 204,540 218,176 233,760 272,720 327,264 409,080 467,520 545,440 654,528 818,160 1,090,880 1,636,320 and 3,272,640, with no remainder.

Since 3,272,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,272,640, 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).