Q: Is 3,163,204 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,163,204 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 3,163,204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 29 37 44 58 67 74 116 134 148 268 319 407 638 737 814 1,073 1,276 1,474 1,628 1,943 2,146 2,479 2,948 3,886 4,292 4,958 7,772 9,916 11,803 21,373 23,606 27,269 42,746 47,212 54,538 71,891 85,492 109,076 143,782 287,564 790,801 1,581,602 and 3,163,204, with no remainder.

Since 3,163,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,163,204, 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).