Q: Is 3,023,244 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,023,244 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 3,023,244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 31 36 42 43 54 62 63 81 84 86 93 108 124 126 129 162 172 186 189 217 252 258 279 301 324 372 378 387 434 516 558 567 602 651 756 774 837 868 903 1,116 1,134 1,161 1,204 1,302 1,333 1,548 1,674 1,806 1,953 2,268 2,322 2,511 2,604 2,666 2,709 3,348 3,483 3,612 3,906 3,999 4,644 5,022 5,332 5,418 5,859 6,966 7,812 7,998 8,127 9,331 10,044 10,836 11,718 11,997 13,932 15,996 16,254 17,577 18,662 23,436 23,994 24,381 27,993 32,508 35,154 35,991 37,324 47,988 48,762 55,986 70,308 71,982 83,979 97,524 107,973 111,972 143,964 167,958 215,946 251,937 335,916 431,892 503,874 755,811 1,007,748 1,511,622 and 3,023,244, with no remainder.

Since 3,023,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,023,244, 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).