Q: Is 3,135,411 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,135,411 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 3,135,411 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 113 339 1,017 3,083 9,249 27,747 348,379 1,045,137 and 3,135,411, with no remainder.

Since 3,135,411 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,135,411, 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).