Q: Is 3,460,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,460,240 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 3,460,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 37 40 56 70 74 80 112 140 148 167 185 259 280 296 334 370 518 560 592 668 740 835 1,036 1,169 1,295 1,336 1,480 1,670 2,072 2,338 2,590 2,672 2,960 3,340 4,144 4,676 5,180 5,845 6,179 6,680 9,352 10,360 11,690 12,358 13,360 18,704 20,720 23,380 24,716 30,895 43,253 46,760 49,432 61,790 86,506 93,520 98,864 123,580 173,012 216,265 247,160 346,024 432,530 494,320 692,048 865,060 1,730,120 and 3,460,240, with no remainder.

Since 3,460,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,460,240, 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).