Q: Is 3,246,012 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,246,012 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 3,246,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 28 33 36 42 44 63 66 77 84 99 126 132 154 198 231 252 308 396 462 693 924 1,171 1,386 2,342 2,772 3,513 4,684 7,026 8,197 10,539 12,881 14,052 16,394 21,078 24,591 25,762 32,788 38,643 42,156 49,182 51,524 73,773 77,286 90,167 98,364 115,929 147,546 154,572 180,334 231,858 270,501 295,092 360,668 463,716 541,002 811,503 1,082,004 1,623,006 and 3,246,012, with no remainder.

Since 3,246,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,246,012, 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).