Q: Is 3,437,604 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,437,604 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 3,437,604 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 41 51 68 82 102 123 137 153 164 204 246 274 306 369 411 492 548 612 697 738 822 1,233 1,394 1,476 1,644 2,091 2,329 2,466 2,788 4,182 4,658 4,932 5,617 6,273 6,987 8,364 9,316 11,234 12,546 13,974 16,851 20,961 22,468 25,092 27,948 33,702 41,922 50,553 67,404 83,844 95,489 101,106 190,978 202,212 286,467 381,956 572,934 859,401 1,145,868 1,718,802 and 3,437,604, with no remainder.

Since 3,437,604 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,437,604, 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).