Q: Is 3,163,948 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,163,948 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 3,163,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 61 122 244 12,967 25,934 51,868 790,987 1,581,974 and 3,163,948, with no remainder.

Since 3,163,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,163,948, 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).