Q: Is 3,275,430 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,275,430 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 3,275,430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 23 30 46 47 69 94 101 115 138 141 202 230 235 282 303 345 470 505 606 690 705 1,010 1,081 1,410 1,515 2,162 2,323 3,030 3,243 4,646 4,747 5,405 6,486 6,969 9,494 10,810 11,615 13,938 14,241 16,215 23,230 23,735 28,482 32,430 34,845 47,470 69,690 71,205 109,181 142,410 218,362 327,543 545,905 655,086 1,091,810 1,637,715 and 3,275,430, with no remainder.

Since 3,275,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,275,430, 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).