Q: Is 3,467,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,467,940 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 3,467,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 23 28 30 35 42 46 60 69 70 84 92 105 115 138 140 161 210 230 276 322 345 359 420 460 483 644 690 718 805 966 1,077 1,380 1,436 1,610 1,795 1,932 2,154 2,415 2,513 3,220 3,590 4,308 4,830 5,026 5,385 7,180 7,539 8,257 9,660 10,052 10,770 12,565 15,078 16,514 21,540 24,771 25,130 30,156 33,028 37,695 41,285 49,542 50,260 57,799 75,390 82,570 99,084 115,598 123,855 150,780 165,140 173,397 231,196 247,710 288,995 346,794 495,420 577,990 693,588 866,985 1,155,980 1,733,970 and 3,467,940, with no remainder.

Since 3,467,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,467,940, 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).