Q: Is 3,163,449 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,163,449 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 3,163,449 can be evenly divided by 1 3 1,054,483 and 3,163,449, with no remainder.

Since 3,163,449 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,163,449, 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).