Q: Is 3,471,006 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,471,006 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 3,471,006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 66 77 121 154 231 242 363 462 683 726 847 1,366 1,694 2,049 2,541 4,098 4,781 5,082 7,513 9,562 14,343 15,026 22,539 28,686 45,078 52,591 82,643 105,182 157,773 165,286 247,929 315,546 495,858 578,501 1,157,002 1,735,503 and 3,471,006, with no remainder.

Since 3,471,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,471,006, 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).