Q: Is 3,437,964 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,437,964 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 3,437,964 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 131 162 243 262 324 393 486 524 729 786 972 1,179 1,458 1,572 2,187 2,358 2,916 3,537 4,374 4,716 6,561 7,074 8,748 10,611 13,122 14,148 21,222 26,244 31,833 42,444 63,666 95,499 127,332 190,998 286,497 381,996 572,994 859,491 1,145,988 1,718,982 and 3,437,964, with no remainder.

Since 3,437,964 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,437,964, 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).