Q: Is 3,163,017 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,163,017 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 3,163,017 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 33 39 73 101 143 219 303 429 803 949 1,111 1,313 2,409 2,847 3,333 3,939 7,373 10,439 14,443 22,119 31,317 43,329 81,103 95,849 243,309 287,547 1,054,339 and 3,163,017, with no remainder.

Since 3,163,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,163,017, 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).