Q: Is 3,475,208 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,475,208 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 3,475,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 17 22 23 34 44 46 68 88 92 101 136 184 187 202 253 374 391 404 506 748 782 808 1,012 1,111 1,496 1,564 1,717 2,024 2,222 2,323 3,128 3,434 4,301 4,444 4,646 6,868 8,602 8,888 9,292 13,736 17,204 18,584 18,887 25,553 34,408 37,774 39,491 51,106 75,548 78,982 102,212 151,096 157,964 204,424 315,928 434,401 868,802 1,737,604 and 3,475,208, with no remainder.

Since 3,475,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,475,208, 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).