Q: Is 3,201,102 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,201,102 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 3,201,102 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 177,839 355,678 533,517 1,067,034 1,600,551 and 3,201,102, with no remainder.

Since 3,201,102 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,201,102, 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).