Q: Is 3,128,474 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,128,474 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 3,128,474 can be evenly divided by 1 2 1,564,237 and 3,128,474, with no remainder.

Since 3,128,474 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,128,474, 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).