Q: Is 3,264,690 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,264,690 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 3,264,690 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 13 15 22 26 30 33 39 55 65 66 78 110 130 143 165 195 286 330 390 429 715 761 858 1,430 1,522 2,145 2,283 3,805 4,290 4,566 7,610 8,371 9,893 11,415 16,742 19,786 22,830 25,113 29,679 41,855 49,465 50,226 59,358 83,710 98,930 108,823 125,565 148,395 217,646 251,130 296,790 326,469 544,115 652,938 1,088,230 1,632,345 and 3,264,690, with no remainder.

Since 3,264,690 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,264,690, 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).