Q: Is 3,024,021 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,024,021 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 3,024,021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 13 19 21 33 39 53 57 77 91 133 143 159 209 231 247 273 371 399 429 583 627 689 741 1,001 1,007 1,113 1,463 1,729 1,749 2,067 2,717 3,003 3,021 4,081 4,389 4,823 5,187 7,049 7,579 8,151 11,077 12,243 13,091 14,469 19,019 21,147 22,737 33,231 39,273 53,053 57,057 77,539 91,637 144,001 159,159 232,617 274,911 432,003 1,008,007 and 3,024,021, with no remainder.

Since 3,024,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,024,021, 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).