Q: Is 3,163,510 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,163,510 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 3,163,510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 43 70 86 215 301 430 602 1,051 1,505 2,102 3,010 5,255 7,357 10,510 14,714 36,785 45,193 73,570 90,386 225,965 316,351 451,930 632,702 1,581,755 and 3,163,510, with no remainder.

Since 3,163,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,163,510, 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).