Q: Is 3,451,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,451,440 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 3,451,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 73 80 120 146 197 219 240 292 365 394 438 584 591 730 788 876 985 1,095 1,168 1,182 1,460 1,576 1,752 1,970 2,190 2,364 2,920 2,955 3,152 3,504 3,940 4,380 4,728 5,840 5,910 7,880 8,760 9,456 11,820 14,381 15,760 17,520 23,640 28,762 43,143 47,280 57,524 71,905 86,286 115,048 143,810 172,572 215,715 230,096 287,620 345,144 431,430 575,240 690,288 862,860 1,150,480 1,725,720 and 3,451,440, with no remainder.

Since 3,451,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,451,440, 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).