Q: Is 34,535,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 34,535,040 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 34,535,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 320 384 480 640 960 1,920 17,987 35,974 53,961 71,948 89,935 107,922 143,896 179,870 215,844 269,805 287,792 359,740 431,688 539,610 575,584 719,480 863,376 1,079,220 1,151,168 1,438,960 1,726,752 2,158,440 2,302,336 2,877,920 3,453,504 4,316,880 5,755,840 6,907,008 8,633,760 11,511,680 17,267,520 and 34,535,040, with no remainder.

Since 34,535,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 34,535,040, 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).