Q: Is 3,471,956 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,471,956 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 3,471,956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 883 983 1,766 1,966 3,532 3,932 867,989 1,735,978 and 3,471,956, with no remainder.

Since 3,471,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,471,956, 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).