Q: Is 3,128,346 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,128,346 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 3,128,346 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 29 39 58 78 87 117 174 234 261 377 461 522 754 922 1,131 1,383 2,262 2,766 3,393 4,149 5,993 6,786 8,298 11,986 13,369 17,979 26,738 35,958 40,107 53,937 80,214 107,874 120,321 173,797 240,642 347,594 521,391 1,042,782 1,564,173 and 3,128,346, with no remainder.

Since 3,128,346 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,128,346, 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).