Q: Is 3,497,046 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,497,046 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 3,497,046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 53 106 159 318 371 742 1,113 1,571 2,226 3,142 4,713 9,426 10,997 21,994 32,991 65,982 83,263 166,526 249,789 499,578 582,841 1,165,682 1,748,523 and 3,497,046, with no remainder.

Since 3,497,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,497,046, 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).