Q: Is 3,534,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,534,720 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 3,534,720 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 64 70 80 84 96 105 112 120 128 140 160 168 192 210 224 240 263 280 320 336 384 420 448 480 526 560 640 672 789 840 896 960 1,052 1,120 1,315 1,344 1,578 1,680 1,841 1,920 2,104 2,240 2,630 2,688 3,156 3,360 3,682 3,945 4,208 4,480 5,260 5,523 6,312 6,720 7,364 7,890 8,416 9,205 10,520 11,046 12,624 13,440 14,728 15,780 16,832 18,410 21,040 22,092 25,248 27,615 29,456 31,560 33,664 36,820 42,080 44,184 50,496 55,230 58,912 63,120 73,640 84,160 88,368 100,992 110,460 117,824 126,240 147,280 168,320 176,736 220,920 235,648 252,480 294,560 353,472 441,840 504,960 589,120 706,944 883,680 1,178,240 1,767,360 and 3,534,720, with no remainder.

Since 3,534,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,534,720, 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).