Q: Is 3,345,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,345,840 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 3,345,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 1,549 2,160 3,098 4,647 6,196 7,745 9,294 12,392 13,941 15,490 18,588 23,235 24,784 27,882 30,980 37,176 41,823 46,470 55,764 61,960 69,705 74,352 83,646 92,940 111,528 123,920 139,410 167,292 185,880 209,115 223,056 278,820 334,584 371,760 418,230 557,640 669,168 836,460 1,115,280 1,672,920 and 3,345,840, with no remainder.

Since 3,345,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,345,840, 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).