Q: Is 3,403,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,403,512 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 3,403,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 168 189 216 252 378 504 756 1,512 2,251 4,502 6,753 9,004 13,506 15,757 18,008 20,259 27,012 31,514 40,518 47,271 54,024 60,777 63,028 81,036 94,542 121,554 126,056 141,813 162,072 189,084 243,108 283,626 378,168 425,439 486,216 567,252 850,878 1,134,504 1,701,756 and 3,403,512, with no remainder.

Since 3,403,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,403,512, 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).