Q: Is 3,306,342 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,306,342 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 3,306,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 19 23 26 38 39 46 57 69 78 97 114 138 194 247 291 299 437 494 582 598 741 874 897 1,261 1,311 1,482 1,794 1,843 2,231 2,522 2,622 3,686 3,783 4,462 5,529 5,681 6,693 7,566 11,058 11,362 13,386 17,043 23,959 29,003 34,086 42,389 47,918 58,006 71,877 84,778 87,009 127,167 143,754 174,018 254,334 551,057 1,102,114 1,653,171 and 3,306,342, with no remainder.

Since 3,306,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,306,342, 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).