Q: Is 3,310,146 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,310,146 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 3,310,146 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 49 54 63 81 98 126 139 147 162 189 243 278 294 378 417 441 486 567 834 882 973 1,134 1,251 1,323 1,701 1,946 2,502 2,646 2,919 3,402 3,753 3,969 5,838 6,811 7,506 7,938 8,757 11,259 11,907 13,622 17,514 20,433 22,518 23,814 26,271 33,777 40,866 52,542 61,299 67,554 78,813 122,598 157,626 183,897 236,439 367,794 472,878 551,691 1,103,382 1,655,073 and 3,310,146, with no remainder.

Since 3,310,146 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,310,146, 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).