Q: Is 3,489,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,489,480 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 3,489,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 243 270 324 359 360 405 486 540 648 718 810 972 1,077 1,080 1,215 1,436 1,620 1,795 1,944 2,154 2,430 2,872 3,231 3,240 3,590 4,308 4,860 5,385 6,462 7,180 8,616 9,693 9,720 10,770 12,924 14,360 16,155 19,386 21,540 25,848 29,079 32,310 38,772 43,080 48,465 58,158 64,620 77,544 87,237 96,930 116,316 129,240 145,395 174,474 193,860 232,632 290,790 348,948 387,720 436,185 581,580 697,896 872,370 1,163,160 1,744,740 and 3,489,480, with no remainder.

Since 3,489,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,489,480, 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).