Q: Is 3,201,116 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,201,116 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 3,201,116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 131 149 164 262 298 524 596 5,371 6,109 10,742 12,218 19,519 21,484 24,436 39,038 78,076 800,279 1,600,558 and 3,201,116, with no remainder.

Since 3,201,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,201,116, 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).