Q: Is 3,466,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,466,560 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 3,466,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 32 40 46 48 60 64 69 80 92 96 115 120 138 157 160 184 192 230 240 276 314 320 345 368 460 471 480 552 628 690 736 785 920 942 960 1,104 1,256 1,380 1,472 1,570 1,840 1,884 2,208 2,355 2,512 2,760 3,140 3,611 3,680 3,768 4,416 4,710 5,024 5,520 6,280 7,222 7,360 7,536 9,420 10,048 10,833 11,040 12,560 14,444 15,072 18,055 18,840 21,666 22,080 25,120 28,888 30,144 36,110 37,680 43,332 50,240 54,165 57,776 72,220 75,360 86,664 108,330 115,552 144,440 150,720 173,328 216,660 231,104 288,880 346,656 433,320 577,760 693,312 866,640 1,155,520 1,733,280 and 3,466,560, with no remainder.

Since 3,466,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,466,560, 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).