Q: Is 3,720,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,720,960 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 3,720,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 30 32 34 36 38 40 45 48 51 57 60 64 68 72 76 80 85 90 95 96 102 114 120 128 136 144 152 153 160 170 171 180 190 192 204 228 240 255 256 272 285 288 304 306 320 323 340 342 360 380 384 408 456 480 510 544 570 576 608 612 640 646 680 684 720 760 765 768 816 855 912 960 969 1,020 1,088 1,140 1,152 1,216 1,224 1,280 1,292 1,360 1,368 1,440 1,520 1,530 1,615 1,632 1,710 1,824 1,920 1,938 2,040 2,176 2,280 2,304 2,432 2,448 2,584 2,720 2,736 2,880 2,907 3,040 3,060 3,230 3,264 3,420 3,648 3,840 3,876 4,080 4,352 4,560 4,845 4,864 4,896 5,168 5,440 5,472 5,760 5,814 6,080 6,120 6,460 6,528 6,840 7,296 7,752 8,160 9,120 9,690 9,792 10,336 10,880 10,944 11,520 11,628 12,160 12,240 12,920 13,056 13,680 14,535 14,592 15,504 16,320 18,240 19,380 19,584 20,672 21,760 21,888 23,256 24,320 24,480 25,840 27,360 29,070 31,008 32,640 36,480 38,760 39,168 41,344 43,776 46,512 48,960 51,680 54,720 58,140 62,016 65,280 72,960 77,520 82,688 93,024 97,920 103,360 109,440 116,280 124,032 155,040 186,048 195,840 206,720 218,880 232,560 248,064 310,080 372,096 413,440 465,120 620,160 744,192 930,240 1,240,320 1,860,480 and 3,720,960, with no remainder.

Since 3,720,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,720,960, 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).