Q: Is 3,416,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,416,960 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 3,416,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 32 38 40 64 76 80 95 128 152 160 190 281 304 320 380 562 608 640 760 1,124 1,216 1,405 1,520 2,248 2,432 2,810 3,040 4,496 5,339 5,620 6,080 8,992 10,678 11,240 12,160 17,984 21,356 22,480 26,695 35,968 42,712 44,960 53,390 85,424 89,920 106,780 170,848 179,840 213,560 341,696 427,120 683,392 854,240 1,708,480 and 3,416,960, with no remainder.

Since 3,416,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,416,960, 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).