Q: Is 3,163,685 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,163,685 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 3,163,685 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 37 49 185 245 259 349 1,295 1,745 1,813 2,443 9,065 12,215 12,913 17,101 64,565 85,505 90,391 451,955 632,737 and 3,163,685, with no remainder.

Since 3,163,685 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,163,685, 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).