Q: Is 3,036,033 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,036,033 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 3,036,033 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 13 21 33 39 63 77 91 99 117 143 231 273 337 429 693 819 1,001 1,011 1,287 2,359 3,003 3,033 3,707 4,381 7,077 9,009 11,121 13,143 21,231 25,949 30,667 33,363 39,429 48,191 77,847 92,001 144,573 233,541 276,003 337,337 433,719 1,012,011 and 3,036,033, with no remainder.

Since 3,036,033 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,036,033, 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).