Q: Is 3,432,504 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,432,504 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 3,432,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 47 51 68 94 102 136 141 179 188 204 282 358 376 408 537 564 716 799 1,074 1,128 1,432 1,598 2,148 2,397 3,043 3,196 4,296 4,794 6,086 6,392 8,413 9,129 9,588 12,172 16,826 18,258 19,176 24,344 25,239 33,652 36,516 50,478 67,304 73,032 100,956 143,021 201,912 286,042 429,063 572,084 858,126 1,144,168 1,716,252 and 3,432,504, with no remainder.

Since 3,432,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,432,504, 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).