Q: Is 3,525,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,525,240 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 3,525,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 29 30 40 58 60 87 116 120 145 174 232 290 348 435 580 696 870 1,013 1,160 1,740 2,026 3,039 3,480 4,052 5,065 6,078 8,104 10,130 12,156 15,195 20,260 24,312 29,377 30,390 40,520 58,754 60,780 88,131 117,508 121,560 146,885 176,262 235,016 293,770 352,524 440,655 587,540 705,048 881,310 1,175,080 1,762,620 and 3,525,240, with no remainder.

Since 3,525,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,525,240, 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).