Q: Is 3,544,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,544,024 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 3,544,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 17 22 23 34 44 46 68 88 92 103 136 184 187 206 253 374 391 412 506 748 782 824 1,012 1,133 1,496 1,564 1,751 2,024 2,266 2,369 3,128 3,502 4,301 4,532 4,738 7,004 8,602 9,064 9,476 14,008 17,204 18,952 19,261 26,059 34,408 38,522 40,273 52,118 77,044 80,546 104,236 154,088 161,092 208,472 322,184 443,003 886,006 1,772,012 and 3,544,024, with no remainder.

Since 3,544,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,544,024, 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).