Q: Is 3,201,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,201,344 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 3,201,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 50,021 100,042 200,084 400,168 800,336 1,600,672 and 3,201,344, with no remainder.

Since 3,201,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,201,344, 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).