Q: Is 3,311,928 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,311,928 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 3,311,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 27 36 38 54 57 72 76 81 108 114 152 162 171 216 228 269 324 342 456 513 538 648 684 807 1,026 1,076 1,368 1,539 1,614 2,052 2,152 2,421 3,078 3,228 4,104 4,842 5,111 6,156 6,456 7,263 9,684 10,222 12,312 14,526 15,333 19,368 20,444 21,789 29,052 30,666 40,888 43,578 45,999 58,104 61,332 87,156 91,998 122,664 137,997 174,312 183,996 275,994 367,992 413,991 551,988 827,982 1,103,976 1,655,964 and 3,311,928, with no remainder.

Since 3,311,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,311,928, 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).