Q: Is 3,466,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,466,470 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 3,466,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 17 21 30 34 35 42 51 70 85 102 105 119 170 210 238 255 357 510 595 714 971 1,190 1,785 1,942 2,913 3,570 4,855 5,826 6,797 9,710 13,594 14,565 16,507 20,391 29,130 33,014 33,985 40,782 49,521 67,970 82,535 99,042 101,955 115,549 165,070 203,910 231,098 247,605 346,647 495,210 577,745 693,294 1,155,490 1,733,235 and 3,466,470, with no remainder.

Since 3,466,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,466,470, 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).