Q: Is 3,346,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,346,960 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 3,346,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 23 34 40 46 68 80 85 92 107 115 136 170 184 214 230 272 340 368 391 428 460 535 680 782 856 920 1,070 1,360 1,564 1,712 1,819 1,840 1,955 2,140 2,461 3,128 3,638 3,910 4,280 4,922 6,256 7,276 7,820 8,560 9,095 9,844 12,305 14,552 15,640 18,190 19,688 24,610 29,104 31,280 36,380 39,376 41,837 49,220 72,760 83,674 98,440 145,520 167,348 196,880 209,185 334,696 418,370 669,392 836,740 1,673,480 and 3,346,960, with no remainder.

Since 3,346,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,346,960, 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).