Q: Is 3,125,372 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,125,372 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 3,125,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 367 734 1,468 2,129 4,258 8,516 781,343 1,562,686 and 3,125,372, with no remainder.

Since 3,125,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,125,372, 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).