Q: Is 3,312,078 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,312,078 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 3,312,078 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 66 67 77 107 134 154 201 214 231 321 402 462 469 642 737 749 938 1,177 1,407 1,474 1,498 2,211 2,247 2,354 2,814 3,531 4,422 4,494 5,159 7,062 7,169 8,239 10,318 14,338 15,477 16,478 21,507 24,717 30,954 43,014 49,434 50,183 78,859 100,366 150,549 157,718 236,577 301,098 473,154 552,013 1,104,026 1,656,039 and 3,312,078, with no remainder.

Since 3,312,078 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,312,078, 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).