Q: Is 3,344,796 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,344,796 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 3,344,796 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 28 36 39 42 52 63 78 84 91 117 126 156 182 234 252 273 364 468 546 819 1,021 1,092 1,638 2,042 3,063 3,276 4,084 6,126 7,147 9,189 12,252 13,273 14,294 18,378 21,441 26,546 28,588 36,756 39,819 42,882 53,092 64,323 79,638 85,764 92,911 119,457 128,646 159,276 185,822 238,914 257,292 278,733 371,644 477,828 557,466 836,199 1,114,932 1,672,398 and 3,344,796, with no remainder.

Since 3,344,796 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,344,796, 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).