Q: Is 3,305,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,305,520 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 3,305,520 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 4,591 9,182 13,773 18,364 22,955 27,546 36,728 41,319 45,910 55,092 68,865 73,456 82,638 91,820 110,184 137,730 165,276 183,640 206,595 220,368 275,460 330,552 367,280 413,190 550,920 661,104 826,380 1,101,840 1,652,760 and 3,305,520, with no remainder.

Since 3,305,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,305,520, 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).