Q: Is 3,471,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,471,840 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 3,471,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,440 2,411 4,822 7,233 9,644 12,055 14,466 19,288 21,699 24,110 28,932 36,165 38,576 43,398 48,220 57,864 72,330 77,152 86,796 96,440 108,495 115,728 144,660 173,592 192,880 216,990 231,456 289,320 347,184 385,760 433,980 578,640 694,368 867,960 1,157,280 1,735,920 and 3,471,840, with no remainder.

Since 3,471,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,471,840, 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).