Q: Is 3,600,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,600,540 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 3,600,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 83 90 166 180 241 249 332 415 482 498 723 747 830 964 996 1,205 1,245 1,446 1,494 1,660 2,169 2,410 2,490 2,892 2,988 3,615 3,735 4,338 4,820 4,980 7,230 7,470 8,676 10,845 14,460 14,940 20,003 21,690 40,006 43,380 60,009 80,012 100,015 120,018 180,027 200,030 240,036 300,045 360,054 400,060 600,090 720,108 900,135 1,200,180 1,800,270 and 3,600,540, with no remainder.

Since 3,600,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,600,540, 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).