Q: Is 3,129,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,129,448 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 3,129,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 29 41 47 56 58 82 94 116 164 188 203 232 287 328 329 376 406 574 658 812 1,148 1,189 1,316 1,363 1,624 1,927 2,296 2,378 2,632 2,726 3,854 4,756 5,452 7,708 8,323 9,512 9,541 10,904 13,489 15,416 16,646 19,082 26,978 33,292 38,164 53,956 55,883 66,584 76,328 107,912 111,766 223,532 391,181 447,064 782,362 1,564,724 and 3,129,448, with no remainder.

Since 3,129,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,129,448, 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).