Q: Is 3,358,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,358,260 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 3,358,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 81 90 108 135 162 180 243 270 324 405 486 540 691 810 972 1,215 1,382 1,620 2,073 2,430 2,764 3,455 4,146 4,860 6,219 6,910 8,292 10,365 12,438 13,820 18,657 20,730 24,876 31,095 37,314 41,460 55,971 62,190 74,628 93,285 111,942 124,380 167,913 186,570 223,884 279,855 335,826 373,140 559,710 671,652 839,565 1,119,420 1,679,130 and 3,358,260, with no remainder.

Since 3,358,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,358,260, 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).