Q: Is 3,201,114 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,201,114 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 3,201,114 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 199 383 398 597 766 1,149 1,194 1,393 2,298 2,681 2,786 4,179 5,362 8,043 8,358 16,086 76,217 152,434 228,651 457,302 533,519 1,067,038 1,600,557 and 3,201,114, with no remainder.

Since 3,201,114 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,201,114, 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).