Q: Is 3,122,724 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,122,724 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 3,122,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 41 44 66 82 123 132 164 246 451 492 577 902 1,154 1,353 1,731 1,804 2,308 2,706 3,462 5,412 6,347 6,924 12,694 19,041 23,657 25,388 38,082 47,314 70,971 76,164 94,628 141,942 260,227 283,884 520,454 780,681 1,040,908 1,561,362 and 3,122,724, with no remainder.

Since 3,122,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,122,724, 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).