Q: Is 3,456,054 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,456,054 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 3,456,054 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 41 42 54 63 82 123 126 189 223 246 287 369 378 446 574 669 738 861 1,107 1,338 1,561 1,722 2,007 2,214 2,583 3,122 4,014 4,683 5,166 6,021 7,749 9,143 9,366 12,042 14,049 15,498 18,286 27,429 28,098 42,147 54,858 64,001 82,287 84,294 128,002 164,574 192,003 246,861 384,006 493,722 576,009 1,152,018 1,728,027 and 3,456,054, with no remainder.

Since 3,456,054 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,456,054, 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).