Q: Is 3,425,184 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,425,184 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 3,425,184 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 672 1,008 1,699 2,016 3,398 5,097 6,796 10,194 11,893 13,592 15,291 20,388 23,786 27,184 30,582 35,679 40,776 47,572 54,368 61,164 71,358 81,552 95,144 107,037 122,328 142,716 163,104 190,288 214,074 244,656 285,432 380,576 428,148 489,312 570,864 856,296 1,141,728 1,712,592 and 3,425,184, with no remainder.

Since 3,425,184 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,425,184, 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).