Q: Is 3,249,012 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,249,012 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 3,249,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 59 78 118 156 177 236 353 354 706 708 767 1,059 1,412 1,534 2,118 2,301 3,068 4,236 4,589 4,602 9,178 9,204 13,767 18,356 20,827 27,534 41,654 55,068 62,481 83,308 124,962 249,924 270,751 541,502 812,253 1,083,004 1,624,506 and 3,249,012, with no remainder.

Since 3,249,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,249,012, 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).