Q: Is 3,346,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,346,512 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 3,346,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 31 39 48 52 62 78 93 104 124 156 173 186 208 248 312 346 372 403 496 519 624 692 744 806 1,038 1,209 1,384 1,488 1,612 2,076 2,249 2,418 2,768 3,224 4,152 4,498 4,836 5,363 6,448 6,747 8,304 8,996 9,672 10,726 13,494 16,089 17,992 19,344 21,452 26,988 32,178 35,984 42,904 53,976 64,356 69,719 85,808 107,952 128,712 139,438 209,157 257,424 278,876 418,314 557,752 836,628 1,115,504 1,673,256 and 3,346,512, with no remainder.

Since 3,346,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,346,512, 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).