Q: Is 3,259,284 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,259,284 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 3,259,284 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 23 28 42 46 49 69 84 92 98 138 147 161 196 241 276 294 322 482 483 588 644 723 964 966 1,127 1,446 1,687 1,932 2,254 2,892 3,374 3,381 4,508 5,061 5,543 6,748 6,762 10,122 11,086 11,809 13,524 16,629 20,244 22,172 23,618 33,258 35,427 38,801 47,236 66,516 70,854 77,602 116,403 141,708 155,204 232,806 271,607 465,612 543,214 814,821 1,086,428 1,629,642 and 3,259,284, with no remainder.

Since 3,259,284 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,259,284, 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).