Q: Is 3,366,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,366,888 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 3,366,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 49 56 84 98 147 168 196 294 343 392 409 588 686 818 1,029 1,176 1,227 1,372 1,636 2,058 2,454 2,744 2,863 3,272 4,116 4,908 5,726 8,232 8,589 9,816 11,452 17,178 20,041 22,904 34,356 40,082 60,123 68,712 80,164 120,246 140,287 160,328 240,492 280,574 420,861 480,984 561,148 841,722 1,122,296 1,683,444 and 3,366,888, with no remainder.

Since 3,366,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,366,888, 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).