Q: Is 3,122,568 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,122,568 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 3,122,568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 31 36 62 72 93 124 186 248 279 372 558 744 1,116 1,399 2,232 2,798 4,197 5,596 8,394 11,192 12,591 16,788 25,182 33,576 43,369 50,364 86,738 100,728 130,107 173,476 260,214 346,952 390,321 520,428 780,642 1,040,856 1,561,284 and 3,122,568, with no remainder.

Since 3,122,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,122,568, 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).