Q: Is 3,430,716 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,430,716 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 3,430,716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 38 41 57 76 82 114 123 164 228 246 367 492 734 779 1,101 1,468 1,558 2,202 2,337 3,116 4,404 4,674 6,973 9,348 13,946 15,047 20,919 27,892 30,094 41,838 45,141 60,188 83,676 90,282 180,564 285,893 571,786 857,679 1,143,572 1,715,358 and 3,430,716, with no remainder.

Since 3,430,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,430,716, 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).