Q: Is 3,273,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,273,120 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 3,273,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,440 2,273 4,546 6,819 9,092 11,365 13,638 18,184 20,457 22,730 27,276 34,095 36,368 40,914 45,460 54,552 68,190 72,736 81,828 90,920 102,285 109,104 136,380 163,656 181,840 204,570 218,208 272,760 327,312 363,680 409,140 545,520 654,624 818,280 1,091,040 1,636,560 and 3,273,120, with no remainder.

Since 3,273,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,273,120, 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).