Q: Is 3,264,765 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,264,765 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 3,264,765 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 17 21 31 35 51 59 85 93 105 119 155 177 217 255 295 357 413 465 527 595 651 885 1,003 1,085 1,239 1,581 1,785 1,829 2,065 2,635 3,009 3,255 3,689 5,015 5,487 6,195 7,021 7,905 9,145 11,067 12,803 15,045 18,445 21,063 27,435 31,093 35,105 38,409 55,335 64,015 93,279 105,315 155,465 192,045 217,651 466,395 652,953 1,088,255 and 3,264,765, with no remainder.

Since 3,264,765 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,264,765, 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).