Q: Is 3,378,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,378,144 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 3,378,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 32 33 42 44 48 56 66 77 84 88 96 112 132 154 168 176 224 231 264 308 336 352 457 462 528 616 672 914 924 1,056 1,232 1,371 1,828 1,848 2,464 2,742 3,199 3,656 3,696 5,027 5,484 6,398 7,312 7,392 9,597 10,054 10,968 12,796 14,624 15,081 19,194 20,108 21,936 25,592 30,162 35,189 38,388 40,216 43,872 51,184 60,324 70,378 76,776 80,432 102,368 105,567 120,648 140,756 153,552 160,864 211,134 241,296 281,512 307,104 422,268 482,592 563,024 844,536 1,126,048 1,689,072 and 3,378,144, with no remainder.

Since 3,378,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,378,144, 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).