Q: Is 3,423,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,423,420 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 3,423,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 26 28 30 33 35 36 38 39 42 44 45 52 55 57 60 63 65 66 70 76 77 78 84 90 91 95 99 105 110 114 117 126 130 132 133 140 143 154 156 165 171 180 182 190 195 198 209 210 220 228 231 234 247 252 260 266 273 285 286 308 315 330 342 364 380 385 390 396 399 418 420 429 455 462 468 494 495 532 546 570 572 585 627 630 660 665 684 693 715 741 770 780 798 819 836 855 858 910 924 988 990 1,001 1,045 1,092 1,140 1,155 1,170 1,197 1,235 1,254 1,260 1,287 1,330 1,365 1,386 1,430 1,463 1,482 1,540 1,596 1,638 1,710 1,716 1,729 1,820 1,881 1,980 1,995 2,002 2,090 2,145 2,223 2,310 2,340 2,394 2,470 2,508 2,574 2,660 2,717 2,730 2,772 2,860 2,926 2,964 3,003 3,135 3,276 3,420 3,458 3,465 3,705 3,762 3,990 4,004 4,095 4,180 4,290 4,389 4,446 4,620 4,788 4,940 5,005 5,148 5,187 5,434 5,460 5,852 5,985 6,006 6,270 6,435 6,916 6,930 7,315 7,410 7,524 7,980 8,151 8,190 8,580 8,645 8,778 8,892 9,009 9,405 10,010 10,374 10,868 11,115 11,970 12,012 12,540 12,870 13,167 13,585 13,860 14,630 14,820 15,015 15,561 16,302 16,380 17,290 17,556 18,018 18,810 19,019 20,020 20,748 21,945 22,230 23,940 24,453 25,740 25,935 26,334 27,170 29,260 30,030 31,122 32,604 34,580 36,036 37,620 38,038 40,755 43,890 44,460 45,045 48,906 51,870 52,668 54,340 57,057 60,060 62,244 65,835 76,076 77,805 81,510 87,780 90,090 95,095 97,812 103,740 114,114 122,265 131,670 155,610 163,020 171,171 180,180 190,190 228,228 244,530 263,340 285,285 311,220 342,342 380,380 489,060 570,570 684,684 855,855 1,141,140 1,711,710 and 3,423,420, with no remainder.

Since 3,423,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,423,420, 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).