Q: Is 3,344,614 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,344,614 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 3,344,614 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 17 23 26 34 46 47 91 94 119 161 182 221 238 299 322 329 391 442 598 611 658 782 799 1,081 1,222 1,547 1,598 2,093 2,162 2,737 3,094 4,186 4,277 5,083 5,474 5,593 7,567 8,554 10,166 10,387 11,186 14,053 15,134 18,377 20,774 28,106 35,581 36,754 71,162 72,709 98,371 128,639 145,418 196,742 238,901 257,278 477,802 1,672,307 and 3,344,614, with no remainder.

Since 3,344,614 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,344,614, 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).