Q: Is 3,720,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,720,240 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 3,720,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 5,167 10,334 15,501 20,668 25,835 31,002 41,336 46,503 51,670 62,004 77,505 82,672 93,006 103,340 124,008 155,010 186,012 206,680 232,515 248,016 310,020 372,024 413,360 465,030 620,040 744,048 930,060 1,240,080 1,860,120 and 3,720,240, with no remainder.

Since 3,720,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,720,240, 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).