Q: Is 3,475,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,475,440 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 3,475,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 1,609 2,160 3,218 4,827 6,436 8,045 9,654 12,872 14,481 16,090 19,308 24,135 25,744 28,962 32,180 38,616 43,443 48,270 57,924 64,360 72,405 77,232 86,886 96,540 115,848 128,720 144,810 173,772 193,080 217,215 231,696 289,620 347,544 386,160 434,430 579,240 695,088 868,860 1,158,480 1,737,720 and 3,475,440, with no remainder.

Since 3,475,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,475,440, 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).