Q: Is 3,201,579 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,201,579 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 3,201,579 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 283 419 849 1,257 2,547 3,771 7,641 11,313 118,577 355,731 1,067,193 and 3,201,579, with no remainder.

Since 3,201,579 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,201,579, 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).