Q: Is 3,394,638 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,394,638 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 3,394,638 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 89 117 163 178 234 267 326 489 534 801 978 1,157 1,467 1,602 2,119 2,314 2,934 3,471 4,238 6,357 6,942 10,413 12,714 14,507 19,071 20,826 29,014 38,142 43,521 87,042 130,563 188,591 261,126 377,182 565,773 1,131,546 1,697,319 and 3,394,638, with no remainder.

Since 3,394,638 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,394,638, 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).