Q: Is 3,211,110 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,211,110 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 3,211,110 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 90 105 126 135 189 210 270 315 378 630 945 1,699 1,890 3,398 5,097 8,495 10,194 11,893 15,291 16,990 23,786 25,485 30,582 35,679 45,873 50,970 59,465 71,358 76,455 91,746 107,037 118,930 152,910 178,395 214,074 229,365 321,111 356,790 458,730 535,185 642,222 1,070,370 1,605,555 and 3,211,110, with no remainder.

Since 3,211,110 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,211,110, 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).