Q: Is 3,277,362 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,277,362 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 3,277,362 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 17 22 23 33 34 46 51 66 69 102 127 138 187 253 254 374 381 391 506 561 759 762 782 1,122 1,173 1,397 1,518 2,159 2,346 2,794 2,921 4,191 4,301 4,318 5,842 6,477 8,382 8,602 8,763 12,903 12,954 17,526 23,749 25,806 32,131 47,498 49,657 64,262 71,247 96,393 99,314 142,494 148,971 192,786 297,942 546,227 1,092,454 1,638,681 and 3,277,362, with no remainder.

Since 3,277,362 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,277,362, 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).