Q: Is 3,202,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,202,264 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 3,202,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 41 52 82 104 164 328 533 751 1,066 1,502 2,132 3,004 4,264 6,008 9,763 19,526 30,791 39,052 61,582 78,104 123,164 246,328 400,283 800,566 1,601,132 and 3,202,264, with no remainder.

Since 3,202,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,202,264, 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).