Q: Is 3,135,429 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,135,429 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 3,135,429 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 17 23 27 33 51 69 81 99 153 187 207 243 253 297 391 459 561 621 729 759 891 1,173 1,377 1,683 1,863 2,277 2,673 3,519 4,131 4,301 5,049 5,589 6,831 8,019 10,557 12,393 12,903 15,147 16,767 20,493 31,671 38,709 45,441 61,479 95,013 116,127 136,323 184,437 285,039 348,381 1,045,143 and 3,135,429, with no remainder.

Since 3,135,429 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,135,429, 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).