Q: Is 3,431,628 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,431,628 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 3,431,628 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 29 36 38 57 58 76 87 114 116 171 173 174 228 261 342 346 348 519 522 551 684 692 1,038 1,044 1,102 1,557 1,653 2,076 2,204 3,114 3,287 3,306 4,959 5,017 6,228 6,574 6,612 9,861 9,918 10,034 13,148 15,051 19,722 19,836 20,068 29,583 30,102 39,444 45,153 59,166 60,204 90,306 95,323 118,332 180,612 190,646 285,969 381,292 571,938 857,907 1,143,876 1,715,814 and 3,431,628, with no remainder.

Since 3,431,628 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,431,628, 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).