Q: Is 3,436,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,436,104 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 3,436,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 113 168 181 226 339 362 452 543 678 724 791 904 1,086 1,267 1,356 1,448 1,582 2,172 2,373 2,534 2,712 3,164 3,801 4,344 4,746 5,068 6,328 7,602 9,492 10,136 15,204 18,984 20,453 30,408 40,906 61,359 81,812 122,718 143,171 163,624 245,436 286,342 429,513 490,872 572,684 859,026 1,145,368 1,718,052 and 3,436,104, with no remainder.

Since 3,436,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,436,104, 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).