Q: Is 3,388,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,388,032 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 3,388,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 32 34 36 48 51 64 68 72 96 102 128 136 144 153 173 192 204 272 288 306 346 384 408 519 544 576 612 692 816 1,038 1,088 1,152 1,224 1,384 1,557 1,632 2,076 2,176 2,448 2,768 2,941 3,114 3,264 4,152 4,896 5,536 5,882 6,228 6,528 8,304 8,823 9,792 11,072 11,764 12,456 16,608 17,646 19,584 22,144 23,528 24,912 26,469 33,216 35,292 47,056 49,824 52,938 66,432 70,584 94,112 99,648 105,876 141,168 188,224 199,296 211,752 282,336 376,448 423,504 564,672 847,008 1,129,344 1,694,016 and 3,388,032, with no remainder.

Since 3,388,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,388,032, 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).