Q: Is 3,605,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,605,040 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 3,605,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 1,669 2,160 3,338 5,007 6,676 8,345 10,014 13,352 15,021 16,690 20,028 25,035 26,704 30,042 33,380 40,056 45,063 50,070 60,084 66,760 75,105 80,112 90,126 100,140 120,168 133,520 150,210 180,252 200,280 225,315 240,336 300,420 360,504 400,560 450,630 600,840 721,008 901,260 1,201,680 1,802,520 and 3,605,040, with no remainder.

Since 3,605,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,605,040, 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).