Q: Is 3,289,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,289,230 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 3,289,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 23 30 35 42 45 46 63 69 70 90 105 115 126 138 161 207 210 227 230 315 322 345 414 454 483 630 681 690 805 966 1,035 1,135 1,362 1,449 1,589 1,610 2,043 2,070 2,270 2,415 2,898 3,178 3,405 4,086 4,767 4,830 5,221 6,810 7,245 7,945 9,534 10,215 10,442 14,301 14,490 15,663 15,890 20,430 23,835 26,105 28,602 31,326 36,547 46,989 47,670 52,210 71,505 73,094 78,315 93,978 109,641 143,010 156,630 182,735 219,282 234,945 328,923 365,470 469,890 548,205 657,846 1,096,410 1,644,615 and 3,289,230, with no remainder.

Since 3,289,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,289,230, 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).