Q: Is 3,330,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,330,040 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 3,330,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 49 56 70 98 140 196 245 280 392 490 980 1,699 1,960 3,398 6,796 8,495 11,893 13,592 16,990 23,786 33,980 47,572 59,465 67,960 83,251 95,144 118,930 166,502 237,860 333,004 416,255 475,720 666,008 832,510 1,665,020 and 3,330,040, with no remainder.

Since 3,330,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,330,040, 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).