Q: Is 3,345,342 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,345,342 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 3,345,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 42 66 77 78 91 143 154 182 231 273 286 429 462 546 557 858 1,001 1,114 1,671 2,002 3,003 3,342 3,899 6,006 6,127 7,241 7,798 11,697 12,254 14,482 18,381 21,723 23,394 36,762 42,889 43,446 50,687 79,651 85,778 101,374 128,667 152,061 159,302 238,953 257,334 304,122 477,906 557,557 1,115,114 1,672,671 and 3,345,342, with no remainder.

Since 3,345,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,345,342, 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).