Q: Is 3,434,820 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,434,820 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 3,434,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 23 30 38 46 57 60 69 76 92 95 114 115 131 138 190 228 230 262 276 285 345 380 393 437 460 524 570 655 690 786 874 1,140 1,310 1,311 1,380 1,572 1,748 1,965 2,185 2,489 2,620 2,622 3,013 3,930 4,370 4,978 5,244 6,026 6,555 7,467 7,860 8,740 9,039 9,956 12,052 12,445 13,110 14,934 15,065 18,078 24,890 26,220 29,868 30,130 36,156 37,335 45,195 49,780 57,247 60,260 74,670 90,390 114,494 149,340 171,741 180,780 228,988 286,235 343,482 572,470 686,964 858,705 1,144,940 1,717,410 and 3,434,820, with no remainder.

Since 3,434,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,434,820, 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).