Q: Is 3,549,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,549,440 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 3,549,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 47 59 64 80 94 118 128 160 188 235 236 256 295 320 376 470 472 590 640 752 940 944 1,180 1,280 1,504 1,880 1,888 2,360 2,773 3,008 3,760 3,776 4,720 5,546 6,016 7,520 7,552 9,440 11,092 12,032 13,865 15,040 15,104 18,880 22,184 27,730 30,080 37,760 44,368 55,460 60,160 75,520 88,736 110,920 177,472 221,840 354,944 443,680 709,888 887,360 1,774,720 and 3,549,440, with no remainder.

Since 3,549,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,549,440, 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).