Q: Is 3,128,046 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,128,046 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 3,128,046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 23 38 46 57 69 114 138 437 874 1,193 1,311 2,386 2,622 3,579 7,158 22,667 27,439 45,334 54,878 68,001 82,317 136,002 164,634 521,341 1,042,682 1,564,023 and 3,128,046, with no remainder.

Since 3,128,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,128,046, 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).