Q: Is 3,430,752 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,430,752 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 3,430,752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 78 96 104 156 208 312 416 624 1,248 2,749 5,498 8,247 10,996 16,494 21,992 32,988 35,737 43,984 65,976 71,474 87,968 107,211 131,952 142,948 214,422 263,904 285,896 428,844 571,792 857,688 1,143,584 1,715,376 and 3,430,752, with no remainder.

Since 3,430,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,430,752, 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).