Q: Is 34,960,602 a Composite Number?

Why is 34,960,602 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 34,960,602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 29 34 51 53 58 87 102 106 159 174 223 318 446 493 669 901 986 1,338 1,479 1,537 1,802 2,703 2,958 3,074 3,791 4,611 5,406 6,467 7,582 9,222 11,373 11,819 12,934 19,401 22,746 23,638 26,129 35,457 38,802 52,258 70,914 78,387 109,939 156,774 200,923 219,878 329,817 342,751 401,846 602,769 659,634 685,502 1,028,253 1,205,538 2,056,506 5,826,767 11,653,534 17,480,301 and 34,960,602, with no remainder.

Since 34,960,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 34,960,602, 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).