Q: Is 3,349,290 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,349,290 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 3,349,290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 41 42 70 82 105 123 205 210 246 287 389 410 574 615 778 861 1,167 1,230 1,435 1,722 1,945 2,334 2,723 2,870 3,890 4,305 5,446 5,835 8,169 8,610 11,670 13,615 15,949 16,338 27,230 31,898 40,845 47,847 79,745 81,690 95,694 111,643 159,490 223,286 239,235 334,929 478,470 558,215 669,858 1,116,430 1,674,645 and 3,349,290, with no remainder.

Since 3,349,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,349,290, 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).