Q: Is 3,163,126 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,163,126 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 3,163,126 can be evenly divided by 1 2 131 262 12,073 24,146 1,581,563 and 3,163,126, with no remainder.

Since 3,163,126 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,163,126, 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).