Q: Is 3,358,530 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,358,530 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 3,358,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 90 105 126 135 189 210 270 315 378 630 945 1,777 1,890 3,554 5,331 8,885 10,662 12,439 15,993 17,770 24,878 26,655 31,986 37,317 47,979 53,310 62,195 74,634 79,965 95,958 111,951 124,390 159,930 186,585 223,902 239,895 335,853 373,170 479,790 559,755 671,706 1,119,510 1,679,265 and 3,358,530, with no remainder.

Since 3,358,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,358,530, 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).