Q: Is 3,430,906 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,430,906 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 3,430,906 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 19 34 38 47 94 113 226 323 646 799 893 1,598 1,786 1,921 2,147 3,842 4,294 5,311 10,622 15,181 30,362 36,499 72,998 90,287 100,909 180,574 201,818 1,715,453 and 3,430,906, with no remainder.

Since 3,430,906 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,430,906, 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).