Q: Is 3,169,845 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,169,845 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 3,169,845 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 29 35 45 63 87 105 145 203 261 315 347 435 609 1,015 1,041 1,305 1,735 1,827 2,429 3,045 3,123 5,205 7,287 9,135 10,063 12,145 15,615 21,861 30,189 36,435 50,315 70,441 90,567 109,305 150,945 211,323 352,205 452,835 633,969 1,056,615 and 3,169,845, with no remainder.

Since 3,169,845 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,169,845, 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).