Q: Is 3,107,244 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,107,244 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 3,107,244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 71 84 142 213 284 426 497 521 852 994 1,042 1,491 1,563 1,988 2,084 2,982 3,126 3,647 5,964 6,252 7,294 10,941 14,588 21,882 36,991 43,764 73,982 110,973 147,964 221,946 258,937 443,892 517,874 776,811 1,035,748 1,553,622 and 3,107,244, with no remainder.

Since 3,107,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,107,244, 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).