Q: Is 3,509,688 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,509,688 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 3,509,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 21 24 26 28 39 42 52 56 78 84 91 104 156 168 182 273 312 364 546 728 1,092 1,607 2,184 3,214 4,821 6,428 9,642 11,249 12,856 19,284 20,891 22,498 33,747 38,568 41,782 44,996 62,673 67,494 83,564 89,992 125,346 134,988 146,237 167,128 250,692 269,976 292,474 438,711 501,384 584,948 877,422 1,169,896 1,754,844 and 3,509,688, with no remainder.

Since 3,509,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,509,688, 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).