Q: Is 3,361,358 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,361,358 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 3,361,358 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 13 14 22 23 26 46 73 77 91 143 146 154 161 182 253 286 299 322 506 511 598 803 949 1,001 1,022 1,606 1,679 1,771 1,898 2,002 2,093 3,289 3,358 3,542 4,186 5,621 6,578 6,643 10,439 11,242 11,753 13,286 18,469 20,878 21,827 23,023 23,506 36,938 43,654 46,046 73,073 129,283 146,146 152,789 240,097 258,566 305,578 480,194 1,680,679 and 3,361,358, with no remainder.

Since 3,361,358 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,361,358, 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).