Q: Is 3,031,602 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,031,602 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 3,031,602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 29 38 42 57 58 87 114 131 133 174 203 262 266 393 399 406 551 609 786 798 917 1,102 1,218 1,653 1,834 2,489 2,751 3,306 3,799 3,857 4,978 5,502 7,467 7,598 7,714 11,397 11,571 14,934 17,423 22,794 23,142 26,593 34,846 52,269 53,186 72,181 79,779 104,538 144,362 159,558 216,543 433,086 505,267 1,010,534 1,515,801 and 3,031,602, with no remainder.

Since 3,031,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,031,602, 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).