Q: Is 3,278,790 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,278,790 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 3,278,790 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 30 34 45 51 85 90 102 153 170 255 306 510 765 1,530 2,143 4,286 6,429 10,715 12,858 19,287 21,430 32,145 36,431 38,574 64,290 72,862 96,435 109,293 182,155 192,870 218,586 327,879 364,310 546,465 655,758 1,092,930 1,639,395 and 3,278,790, with no remainder.

Since 3,278,790 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,278,790, 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).