Q: Is 3,417,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,417,264 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 3,417,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 36 38 48 57 72 76 114 144 152 171 228 304 342 456 684 912 1,249 1,368 2,498 2,736 3,747 4,996 7,494 9,992 11,241 14,988 19,984 22,482 23,731 29,976 44,964 47,462 59,952 71,193 89,928 94,924 142,386 179,856 189,848 213,579 284,772 379,696 427,158 569,544 854,316 1,139,088 1,708,632 and 3,417,264, with no remainder.

Since 3,417,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,417,264, 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).