Q: Is 3,516,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,516,040 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 3,516,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 40 44 55 61 88 110 122 131 220 244 262 305 440 488 524 610 655 671 1,048 1,220 1,310 1,342 1,441 2,440 2,620 2,684 2,882 3,355 5,240 5,368 5,764 6,710 7,205 7,991 11,528 13,420 14,410 15,982 26,840 28,820 31,964 39,955 57,640 63,928 79,910 87,901 159,820 175,802 319,640 351,604 439,505 703,208 879,010 1,758,020 and 3,516,040, with no remainder.

Since 3,516,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,516,040, 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).