Q: Is 3,087,504 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,087,504 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 3,087,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 108 112 126 144 168 189 216 252 336 378 432 504 756 1,008 1,021 1,512 2,042 3,024 3,063 4,084 6,126 7,147 8,168 9,189 12,252 14,294 16,336 18,378 21,441 24,504 27,567 28,588 36,756 42,882 49,008 55,134 57,176 64,323 73,512 85,764 110,268 114,352 128,646 147,024 171,528 192,969 220,536 257,292 343,056 385,938 441,072 514,584 771,876 1,029,168 1,543,752 and 3,087,504, with no remainder.

Since 3,087,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,087,504, 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).