Q: Is 3,534,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,534,024 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 3,534,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 47 52 78 94 104 141 156 188 241 282 312 376 482 564 611 723 964 1,128 1,222 1,446 1,833 1,928 2,444 2,892 3,133 3,666 4,888 5,784 6,266 7,332 9,399 11,327 12,532 14,664 18,798 22,654 25,064 33,981 37,596 45,308 67,962 75,192 90,616 135,924 147,251 271,848 294,502 441,753 589,004 883,506 1,178,008 1,767,012 and 3,534,024, with no remainder.

Since 3,534,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,534,024, 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).