Q: Is 3,273,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,273,840 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 3,273,840 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 4,547 9,094 13,641 18,188 22,735 27,282 36,376 40,923 45,470 54,564 68,205 72,752 81,846 90,940 109,128 136,410 163,692 181,880 204,615 218,256 272,820 327,384 363,760 409,230 545,640 654,768 818,460 1,091,280 1,636,920 and 3,273,840, with no remainder.

Since 3,273,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,273,840, 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).