Q: Is 3,480,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,480,480 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 3,480,480 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 2,417 4,834 7,251 9,668 12,085 14,502 19,336 21,753 24,170 29,004 36,255 38,672 43,506 48,340 58,008 72,510 77,344 87,012 96,680 108,765 116,016 145,020 174,024 193,360 217,530 232,032 290,040 348,048 386,720 435,060 580,080 696,096 870,120 1,160,160 1,740,240 and 3,480,480, with no remainder.

Since 3,480,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,480,480, 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).