Q: Is 3,163,446 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,163,446 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 3,163,446 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 13 18 22 26 33 39 66 78 99 117 143 198 234 286 429 858 1,229 1,287 2,458 2,574 3,687 7,374 11,061 13,519 15,977 22,122 27,038 31,954 40,557 47,931 81,114 95,862 121,671 143,793 175,747 243,342 287,586 351,494 527,241 1,054,482 1,581,723 and 3,163,446, with no remainder.

Since 3,163,446 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,163,446, 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).