Q: Is 3,369,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,369,072 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 3,369,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 37 42 48 56 74 84 111 112 148 168 222 259 271 296 336 444 518 542 592 777 813 888 1,036 1,084 1,554 1,626 1,776 1,897 2,072 2,168 3,108 3,252 3,794 4,144 4,336 5,691 6,216 6,504 7,588 10,027 11,382 12,432 13,008 15,176 20,054 22,764 30,081 30,352 40,108 45,528 60,162 70,189 80,216 91,056 120,324 140,378 160,432 210,567 240,648 280,756 421,134 481,296 561,512 842,268 1,123,024 1,684,536 and 3,369,072, with no remainder.

Since 3,369,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,369,072, 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).