Q: Is 3,517,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,517,120 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 3,517,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 32 40 58 64 80 116 145 160 232 290 320 379 464 580 758 928 1,160 1,516 1,856 1,895 2,320 3,032 3,790 4,640 6,064 7,580 9,280 10,991 12,128 15,160 21,982 24,256 30,320 43,964 54,955 60,640 87,928 109,910 121,280 175,856 219,820 351,712 439,640 703,424 879,280 1,758,560 and 3,517,120, with no remainder.

Since 3,517,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,517,120, 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).