Q: Is 3,575,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,575,120 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 3,575,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 29 40 46 58 67 80 92 115 116 134 145 184 230 232 268 290 335 368 460 464 536 580 667 670 920 1,072 1,160 1,334 1,340 1,541 1,840 1,943 2,320 2,668 2,680 3,082 3,335 3,886 5,336 5,360 6,164 6,670 7,705 7,772 9,715 10,672 12,328 13,340 15,410 15,544 19,430 24,656 26,680 30,820 31,088 38,860 44,689 53,360 61,640 77,720 89,378 123,280 155,440 178,756 223,445 357,512 446,890 715,024 893,780 1,787,560 and 3,575,120, with no remainder.

Since 3,575,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,575,120, 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).