Q: Is 3,331,881 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,331,881 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 3,331,881 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 17 21 27 51 61 63 119 153 183 189 289 357 427 459 549 867 1,037 1,071 1,281 1,647 2,023 2,601 3,111 3,213 3,843 6,069 7,259 7,803 9,333 11,529 17,629 18,207 21,777 27,999 52,887 54,621 65,331 123,403 158,661 195,993 370,209 475,983 1,110,627 and 3,331,881, with no remainder.

Since 3,331,881 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,331,881, 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).