Q: Is 3,201,765 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,201,765 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 3,201,765 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 35 105 30,493 91,479 152,465 213,451 457,395 640,353 1,067,255 and 3,201,765, with no remainder.

Since 3,201,765 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,201,765, 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).