Q: Is 3,322,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,322,240 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 3,322,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 32 40 58 64 80 116 128 145 160 179 232 290 320 358 464 580 640 716 895 928 1,160 1,432 1,790 1,856 2,320 2,864 3,580 3,712 4,640 5,191 5,728 7,160 9,280 10,382 11,456 14,320 18,560 20,764 22,912 25,955 28,640 41,528 51,910 57,280 83,056 103,820 114,560 166,112 207,640 332,224 415,280 664,448 830,560 1,661,120 and 3,322,240, with no remainder.

Since 3,322,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,322,240, 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).