Q: Is 3,472,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,472,140 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 3,472,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 49 60 70 84 98 105 140 147 196 210 245 294 420 490 588 735 980 1,181 1,470 2,362 2,940 3,543 4,724 5,905 7,086 8,267 11,810 14,172 16,534 17,715 23,620 24,801 33,068 35,430 41,335 49,602 57,869 70,860 82,670 99,204 115,738 124,005 165,340 173,607 231,476 248,010 289,345 347,214 496,020 578,690 694,428 868,035 1,157,380 1,736,070 and 3,472,140, with no remainder.

Since 3,472,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,472,140, 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).