Q: Is 3,427,536 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,427,536 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 3,427,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 101 112 168 202 303 336 404 606 707 808 1,212 1,414 1,616 2,121 2,424 2,828 4,242 4,848 5,656 8,484 10,201 11,312 16,968 20,402 30,603 33,936 40,804 61,206 71,407 81,608 122,412 142,814 163,216 214,221 244,824 285,628 428,442 489,648 571,256 856,884 1,142,512 1,713,768 and 3,427,536, with no remainder.

Since 3,427,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,427,536, 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).