Q: Is 3,471,510 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,471,510 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 3,471,510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 61 70 105 122 183 210 271 305 366 427 542 610 813 854 915 1,281 1,355 1,626 1,830 1,897 2,135 2,562 2,710 3,794 4,065 4,270 5,691 6,405 8,130 9,485 11,382 12,810 16,531 18,970 28,455 33,062 49,593 56,910 82,655 99,186 115,717 165,310 231,434 247,965 347,151 495,930 578,585 694,302 1,157,170 1,735,755 and 3,471,510, with no remainder.

Since 3,471,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,471,510, 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).