Q: Is 3,430,632 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,430,632 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 3,430,632 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 223 446 641 669 892 1,282 1,338 1,784 1,923 2,564 2,676 3,846 5,128 5,352 7,692 15,384 142,943 285,886 428,829 571,772 857,658 1,143,544 1,715,316 and 3,430,632, with no remainder.

Since 3,430,632 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,430,632, 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).