Q: Is 3,425,994 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,425,994 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 3,425,994 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 13 18 22 26 33 39 66 78 99 117 121 143 198 234 242 286 363 429 726 858 1,089 1,287 1,331 1,573 2,178 2,574 2,662 3,146 3,993 4,719 7,986 9,438 11,979 14,157 14,641 17,303 23,958 28,314 29,282 34,606 43,923 51,909 87,846 103,818 131,769 155,727 190,333 263,538 311,454 380,666 570,999 1,141,998 1,712,997 and 3,425,994, with no remainder.

Since 3,425,994 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,425,994, 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).