Q: Is 3,608,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,608,880 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 3,608,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 110 120 132 165 176 220 240 264 330 440 528 660 880 1,320 1,367 2,640 2,734 4,101 5,468 6,835 8,202 10,936 13,670 15,037 16,404 20,505 21,872 27,340 30,074 32,808 41,010 45,111 54,680 60,148 65,616 75,185 82,020 90,222 109,360 120,296 150,370 164,040 180,444 225,555 240,592 300,740 328,080 360,888 451,110 601,480 721,776 902,220 1,202,960 1,804,440 and 3,608,880, with no remainder.

Since 3,608,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,608,880, 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).