Q: Is 3,207,015 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,207,015 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 3,207,015 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 35 45 63 105 315 10,181 30,543 50,905 71,267 91,629 152,715 213,801 356,335 458,145 641,403 1,069,005 and 3,207,015, with no remainder.

Since 3,207,015 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,207,015, 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).