Q: Is 3,422,412 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,422,412 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 3,422,412 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 54 63 81 84 108 126 162 189 243 252 324 378 486 503 567 756 972 1,006 1,134 1,509 1,701 2,012 2,268 3,018 3,402 3,521 4,527 6,036 6,804 7,042 9,054 10,563 13,581 14,084 18,108 21,126 27,162 31,689 40,743 42,252 54,324 63,378 81,486 95,067 122,229 126,756 162,972 190,134 244,458 285,201 380,268 488,916 570,402 855,603 1,140,804 1,711,206 and 3,422,412, with no remainder.

Since 3,422,412 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,422,412, 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).