Q: Is 3,324,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,324,444 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 3,324,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 41 58 82 87 116 123 164 174 233 246 348 466 492 699 932 1,189 1,398 2,378 2,796 3,567 4,756 6,757 7,134 9,553 13,514 14,268 19,106 20,271 27,028 28,659 38,212 40,542 57,318 81,084 114,636 277,037 554,074 831,111 1,108,148 1,662,222 and 3,324,444, with no remainder.

Since 3,324,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,324,444, 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).