Q: Is 3,041,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,041,136 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 3,041,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 49 56 63 72 84 98 112 126 144 147 168 196 252 294 336 392 431 441 504 588 784 862 882 1,008 1,176 1,293 1,724 1,764 2,352 2,586 3,017 3,448 3,528 3,879 5,172 6,034 6,896 7,056 7,758 9,051 10,344 12,068 15,516 18,102 20,688 21,119 24,136 27,153 31,032 36,204 42,238 48,272 54,306 62,064 63,357 72,408 84,476 108,612 126,714 144,816 168,952 190,071 217,224 253,428 337,904 380,142 434,448 506,856 760,284 1,013,712 1,520,568 and 3,041,136, with no remainder.

Since 3,041,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,041,136, 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).