Q: Is 3,201,669 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,201,669 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 3,201,669 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 207 15,467 46,401 139,203 355,741 1,067,223 and 3,201,669, with no remainder.

Since 3,201,669 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,201,669, 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).