Q: Is 3,451,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,451,104 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 3,451,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 32 36 46 48 69 72 92 96 138 144 184 207 276 288 368 414 521 552 736 828 1,042 1,104 1,563 1,656 2,084 2,208 3,126 3,312 4,168 4,689 6,252 6,624 8,336 9,378 11,983 12,504 16,672 18,756 23,966 25,008 35,949 37,512 47,932 50,016 71,898 75,024 95,864 107,847 143,796 150,048 191,728 215,694 287,592 383,456 431,388 575,184 862,776 1,150,368 1,725,552 and 3,451,104, with no remainder.

Since 3,451,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,451,104, 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).