Q: Is 3,443,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,443,440 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 3,443,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 13 14 16 20 22 26 28 35 40 43 44 52 55 56 65 70 77 80 86 88 91 104 110 112 130 140 143 154 172 176 182 208 215 220 260 280 286 301 308 344 364 385 430 440 455 473 520 559 560 572 602 616 688 715 728 770 860 880 910 946 1,001 1,040 1,118 1,144 1,204 1,232 1,430 1,456 1,505 1,540 1,720 1,820 1,892 2,002 2,236 2,288 2,365 2,408 2,795 2,860 3,010 3,080 3,311 3,440 3,640 3,784 3,913 4,004 4,472 4,730 4,816 5,005 5,590 5,720 6,020 6,149 6,160 6,622 7,280 7,568 7,826 8,008 8,944 9,460 10,010 11,180 11,440 12,040 12,298 13,244 15,652 16,016 16,555 18,920 19,565 20,020 22,360 24,080 24,596 26,488 30,745 31,304 33,110 37,840 39,130 40,040 43,043 44,720 49,192 52,976 61,490 62,608 66,220 78,260 80,080 86,086 98,384 122,980 132,440 156,520 172,172 215,215 245,960 264,880 313,040 344,344 430,430 491,920 688,688 860,860 1,721,720 and 3,443,440, with no remainder.

Since 3,443,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,443,440, 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).