Q: Is 3,414,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,414,216 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 3,414,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 31 39 52 62 78 93 104 124 156 186 248 312 353 372 403 706 744 806 1,059 1,209 1,412 1,612 2,118 2,418 2,824 3,224 4,236 4,589 4,836 8,472 9,178 9,672 10,943 13,767 18,356 21,886 27,534 32,829 36,712 43,772 55,068 65,658 87,544 110,136 131,316 142,259 262,632 284,518 426,777 569,036 853,554 1,138,072 1,707,108 and 3,414,216, with no remainder.

Since 3,414,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,414,216, 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).