Q: Is 3,344,580 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,344,580 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 3,344,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 30 34 36 45 51 60 68 85 90 102 153 170 180 204 255 306 340 510 612 765 1,020 1,093 1,530 2,186 3,060 3,279 4,372 5,465 6,558 9,837 10,930 13,116 16,395 18,581 19,674 21,860 32,790 37,162 39,348 49,185 55,743 65,580 74,324 92,905 98,370 111,486 167,229 185,810 196,740 222,972 278,715 334,458 371,620 557,430 668,916 836,145 1,114,860 1,672,290 and 3,344,580, with no remainder.

Since 3,344,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,344,580, 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).