Q: Is 3,431,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,431,340 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 3,431,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 132 165 180 198 220 330 396 495 660 990 1,733 1,980 3,466 5,199 6,932 8,665 10,398 15,597 17,330 19,063 20,796 25,995 31,194 34,660 38,126 51,990 57,189 62,388 76,252 77,985 95,315 103,980 114,378 155,970 171,567 190,630 228,756 285,945 311,940 343,134 381,260 571,890 686,268 857,835 1,143,780 1,715,670 and 3,431,340, with no remainder.

Since 3,431,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,431,340, 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).