Q: Is 3,201,499 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,201,499 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 3,201,499 can be evenly divided by 1 7 37 47 259 263 329 1,739 1,841 9,731 12,173 12,361 68,117 86,527 457,357 and 3,201,499, with no remainder.

Since 3,201,499 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,201,499, 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).