Q: Is 3,440,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,440,320 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 3,440,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 32 40 52 64 65 80 104 130 160 208 260 320 416 520 827 832 1,040 1,654 2,080 3,308 4,135 4,160 6,616 8,270 10,751 13,232 16,540 21,502 26,464 33,080 43,004 52,928 53,755 66,160 86,008 107,510 132,320 172,016 215,020 264,640 344,032 430,040 688,064 860,080 1,720,160 and 3,440,320, with no remainder.

Since 3,440,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,440,320, 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).