Q: Is 3,102,976 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,102,976 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 3,102,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 23 31 32 34 46 62 64 68 92 124 128 136 184 248 256 272 368 391 496 527 544 713 736 782 992 1,054 1,088 1,426 1,472 1,564 1,984 2,108 2,176 2,852 2,944 3,128 3,968 4,216 4,352 5,704 5,888 6,256 7,936 8,432 11,408 12,121 12,512 16,864 22,816 24,242 25,024 33,728 45,632 48,484 50,048 67,456 91,264 96,968 100,096 134,912 182,528 193,936 387,872 775,744 1,551,488 and 3,102,976, with no remainder.

Since 3,102,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,102,976, 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).