Q: Is 3,207,834 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,207,834 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 3,207,834 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 49 63 98 126 147 294 441 882 3,637 7,274 10,911 21,822 25,459 32,733 50,918 65,466 76,377 152,754 178,213 229,131 356,426 458,262 534,639 1,069,278 1,603,917 and 3,207,834, with no remainder.

Since 3,207,834 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,207,834, 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).