Q: Is 3,279,570 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,279,570 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 3,279,570 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 23 30 35 42 46 49 69 70 97 98 105 115 138 147 161 194 210 230 245 291 294 322 345 483 485 490 582 679 690 735 805 966 970 1,127 1,358 1,455 1,470 1,610 2,037 2,231 2,254 2,415 2,910 3,381 3,395 4,074 4,462 4,753 4,830 5,635 6,693 6,762 6,790 9,506 10,185 11,155 11,270 13,386 14,259 15,617 16,905 20,370 22,310 23,765 28,518 31,234 33,465 33,810 46,851 47,530 66,930 71,295 78,085 93,702 109,319 142,590 156,170 218,638 234,255 327,957 468,510 546,595 655,914 1,093,190 1,639,785 and 3,279,570, with no remainder.

Since 3,279,570 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,279,570, 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).