Q: Is 3,312,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,312,120 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 3,312,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 3,943 7,886 11,829 15,772 19,715 23,658 27,601 31,544 39,430 47,316 55,202 59,145 78,860 82,803 94,632 110,404 118,290 138,005 157,720 165,606 220,808 236,580 276,010 331,212 414,015 473,160 552,020 662,424 828,030 1,104,040 1,656,060 and 3,312,120, with no remainder.

Since 3,312,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,312,120, 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).