Q: Is 3,017,952 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,017,952 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 3,017,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 96 108 112 126 144 168 189 216 224 252 288 336 378 432 499 504 672 756 864 998 1,008 1,497 1,512 1,996 2,016 2,994 3,024 3,493 3,992 4,491 5,988 6,048 6,986 7,984 8,982 10,479 11,976 13,473 13,972 15,968 17,964 20,958 23,952 26,946 27,944 31,437 35,928 41,916 47,904 53,892 55,888 62,874 71,856 83,832 94,311 107,784 111,776 125,748 143,712 167,664 188,622 215,568 251,496 335,328 377,244 431,136 502,992 754,488 1,005,984 1,508,976 and 3,017,952, with no remainder.

Since 3,017,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,017,952, 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).