Q: Is 3,338,496 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,338,496 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 3,338,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 23 24 27 28 32 36 42 46 48 54 56 63 64 69 72 81 84 92 96 108 112 126 128 138 144 161 162 168 184 189 192 207 216 224 252 256 276 288 322 324 336 368 378 384 414 432 448 483 504 552 567 576 621 644 648 672 736 756 768 828 864 896 966 1,008 1,104 1,134 1,152 1,242 1,288 1,296 1,344 1,449 1,472 1,512 1,656 1,728 1,792 1,863 1,932 2,016 2,208 2,268 2,304 2,484 2,576 2,592 2,688 2,898 2,944 3,024 3,312 3,456 3,726 3,864 4,032 4,347 4,416 4,536 4,968 5,152 5,184 5,376 5,796 5,888 6,048 6,624 6,912 7,452 7,728 8,064 8,694 8,832 9,072 9,936 10,304 10,368 11,592 12,096 13,041 13,248 14,904 15,456 16,128 17,388 17,664 18,144 19,872 20,608 20,736 23,184 24,192 26,082 26,496 29,808 30,912 34,776 36,288 39,744 41,216 46,368 48,384 52,164 52,992 59,616 61,824 69,552 72,576 79,488 92,736 104,328 119,232 123,648 139,104 145,152 158,976 185,472 208,656 238,464 278,208 370,944 417,312 476,928 556,416 834,624 1,112,832 1,669,248 and 3,338,496, with no remainder.

Since 3,338,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,338,496, 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).