Q: Is 3,453,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,453,960 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 3,453,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 107 120 214 269 321 428 535 538 642 807 856 1,070 1,076 1,284 1,345 1,605 1,614 2,140 2,152 2,568 2,690 3,210 3,228 4,035 4,280 5,380 6,420 6,456 8,070 10,760 12,840 16,140 28,783 32,280 57,566 86,349 115,132 143,915 172,698 230,264 287,830 345,396 431,745 575,660 690,792 863,490 1,151,320 1,726,980 and 3,453,960, with no remainder.

Since 3,453,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,453,960, 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).