Q: Is 3,524,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,524,640 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 3,524,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 96 105 112 120 140 160 168 210 224 240 280 336 420 480 560 672 840 1,049 1,120 1,680 2,098 3,147 3,360 4,196 5,245 6,294 7,343 8,392 10,490 12,588 14,686 15,735 16,784 20,980 22,029 25,176 29,372 31,470 33,568 36,715 41,960 44,058 50,352 58,744 62,940 73,430 83,920 88,116 100,704 110,145 117,488 125,880 146,860 167,840 176,232 220,290 234,976 251,760 293,720 352,464 440,580 503,520 587,440 704,928 881,160 1,174,880 1,762,320 and 3,524,640, with no remainder.

Since 3,524,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,524,640, 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).