Q: Is 3,369,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,369,960 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 3,369,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 23 24 30 33 36 37 40 44 45 46 55 60 66 69 72 74 88 90 92 99 110 111 115 120 132 138 148 165 180 184 185 198 207 220 222 230 253 264 276 296 330 333 345 360 370 396 407 414 440 444 460 495 506 552 555 660 666 690 740 759 792 814 828 851 888 920 990 1,012 1,035 1,110 1,221 1,265 1,320 1,332 1,380 1,480 1,518 1,628 1,656 1,665 1,702 1,980 2,024 2,035 2,070 2,220 2,277 2,442 2,530 2,553 2,664 2,760 3,036 3,256 3,330 3,404 3,663 3,795 3,960 4,070 4,140 4,255 4,440 4,554 4,884 5,060 5,106 6,072 6,105 6,660 6,808 7,326 7,590 7,659 8,140 8,280 8,510 9,108 9,361 9,768 10,120 10,212 11,385 12,210 12,765 13,320 14,652 15,180 15,318 16,280 17,020 18,216 18,315 18,722 20,424 22,770 24,420 25,530 28,083 29,304 30,360 30,636 34,040 36,630 37,444 38,295 45,540 46,805 48,840 51,060 56,166 61,272 73,260 74,888 76,590 84,249 91,080 93,610 102,120 112,332 140,415 146,520 153,180 168,498 187,220 224,664 280,830 306,360 336,996 374,440 421,245 561,660 673,992 842,490 1,123,320 1,684,980 and 3,369,960, with no remainder.

Since 3,369,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,369,960, 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).