Q: Is 3,199,224 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,199,224 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 3,199,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 137 139 168 274 278 411 417 548 556 822 834 959 973 1,096 1,112 1,644 1,668 1,918 1,946 2,877 2,919 3,288 3,336 3,836 3,892 5,754 5,838 7,672 7,784 11,508 11,676 19,043 23,016 23,352 38,086 57,129 76,172 114,258 133,301 152,344 228,516 266,602 399,903 457,032 533,204 799,806 1,066,408 1,599,612 and 3,199,224, with no remainder.

Since 3,199,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,199,224, 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).