Q: Is 3,214,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,214,512 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 3,214,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 108 112 126 144 168 189 216 252 336 378 432 504 756 1,008 1,063 1,512 2,126 3,024 3,189 4,252 6,378 7,441 8,504 9,567 12,756 14,882 17,008 19,134 22,323 25,512 28,701 29,764 38,268 44,646 51,024 57,402 59,528 66,969 76,536 89,292 114,804 119,056 133,938 153,072 178,584 200,907 229,608 267,876 357,168 401,814 459,216 535,752 803,628 1,071,504 1,607,256 and 3,214,512, with no remainder.

Since 3,214,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,214,512, 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).