Q: Is 3,395,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,395,840 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 3,395,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 64 70 80 112 128 140 160 224 256 280 320 379 448 560 640 758 896 1,120 1,280 1,516 1,792 1,895 2,240 2,653 3,032 3,790 4,480 5,306 6,064 7,580 8,960 10,612 12,128 13,265 15,160 21,224 24,256 26,530 30,320 42,448 48,512 53,060 60,640 84,896 97,024 106,120 121,280 169,792 212,240 242,560 339,584 424,480 485,120 679,168 848,960 1,697,920 and 3,395,840, with no remainder.

Since 3,395,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,395,840, 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).