Q: Is 3,316,326 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,316,326 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 3,316,326 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 17 26 34 39 41 51 61 78 82 102 122 123 183 221 246 366 442 533 663 697 793 1,037 1,066 1,326 1,394 1,586 1,599 2,074 2,091 2,379 2,501 3,111 3,198 4,182 4,758 5,002 6,222 7,503 9,061 13,481 15,006 18,122 26,962 27,183 32,513 40,443 42,517 54,366 65,026 80,886 85,034 97,539 127,551 195,078 255,102 552,721 1,105,442 1,658,163 and 3,316,326, with no remainder.

Since 3,316,326 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,316,326, 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).