Q: Is 3,277,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,277,008 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 3,277,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 504 1,008 3,251 6,502 9,753 13,004 19,506 22,757 26,008 29,259 39,012 45,514 52,016 58,518 68,271 78,024 91,028 117,036 136,542 156,048 182,056 204,813 234,072 273,084 364,112 409,626 468,144 546,168 819,252 1,092,336 1,638,504 and 3,277,008, with no remainder.

Since 3,277,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,277,008, 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).