Q: Is 3,217,335 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,217,335 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 3,217,335 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 17 31 33 37 51 55 85 93 111 155 165 185 187 255 341 407 465 527 555 561 629 935 1,023 1,147 1,221 1,581 1,705 1,887 2,035 2,635 2,805 3,145 3,441 5,115 5,735 5,797 6,105 6,919 7,905 9,435 12,617 17,205 17,391 19,499 20,757 28,985 34,595 37,851 58,497 63,085 86,955 97,495 103,785 189,255 214,489 292,485 643,467 1,072,445 and 3,217,335, with no remainder.

Since 3,217,335 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,217,335, 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).