Q: Is 3,052,224 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,052,224 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 3,052,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 64 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 192 224 252 288 336 448 504 576 672 757 1,008 1,344 1,514 2,016 2,271 3,028 4,032 4,542 5,299 6,056 6,813 9,084 10,598 12,112 13,626 15,897 18,168 21,196 24,224 27,252 31,794 36,336 42,392 47,691 48,448 54,504 63,588 72,672 84,784 95,382 109,008 127,176 145,344 169,568 190,764 218,016 254,352 339,136 381,528 436,032 508,704 763,056 1,017,408 1,526,112 and 3,052,224, with no remainder.

Since 3,052,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,052,224, 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).