Q: Is 3,497,716 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,497,716 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 3,497,716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 51,437 102,874 205,748 874,429 1,748,858 and 3,497,716, with no remainder.

Since 3,497,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,497,716, 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).