Q: Is 3,473,064 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,473,064 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 3,473,064 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 168 189 216 252 378 504 756 1,512 2,297 4,594 6,891 9,188 13,782 16,079 18,376 20,673 27,564 32,158 41,346 48,237 55,128 62,019 64,316 82,692 96,474 124,038 128,632 144,711 165,384 192,948 248,076 289,422 385,896 434,133 496,152 578,844 868,266 1,157,688 1,736,532 and 3,473,064, with no remainder.

Since 3,473,064 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,473,064, 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).