Q: Is 3,420,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,420,060 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 3,420,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 17 20 21 28 30 34 35 42 51 60 68 70 84 85 102 105 119 140 170 204 210 238 255 340 357 420 476 479 510 595 714 958 1,020 1,190 1,428 1,437 1,785 1,916 2,380 2,395 2,874 3,353 3,570 4,790 5,748 6,706 7,140 7,185 8,143 9,580 10,059 13,412 14,370 16,286 16,765 20,118 24,429 28,740 32,572 33,530 40,236 40,715 48,858 50,295 57,001 67,060 81,430 97,716 100,590 114,002 122,145 162,860 171,003 201,180 228,004 244,290 285,005 342,006 488,580 570,010 684,012 855,015 1,140,020 1,710,030 and 3,420,060, with no remainder.

Since 3,420,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,420,060, 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).