Q: Is 3,437,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,437,112 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 3,437,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 41 42 56 82 84 123 164 168 246 287 328 492 499 574 861 984 998 1,148 1,497 1,722 1,996 2,296 2,994 3,444 3,493 3,992 5,988 6,888 6,986 10,479 11,976 13,972 20,459 20,958 27,944 40,918 41,916 61,377 81,836 83,832 122,754 143,213 163,672 245,508 286,426 429,639 491,016 572,852 859,278 1,145,704 1,718,556 and 3,437,112, with no remainder.

Since 3,437,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,437,112, 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).