Q: Is 3,549,447 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,549,447 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 3,549,447 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 17 19 27 33 37 51 57 99 111 153 171 187 209 297 323 333 407 459 513 561 627 629 703 969 999 1,221 1,683 1,881 1,887 2,109 2,907 3,553 3,663 5,049 5,643 5,661 6,327 6,919 7,733 8,721 10,659 10,989 11,951 16,983 18,981 20,757 23,199 31,977 35,853 62,271 69,597 95,931 107,559 131,461 186,813 208,791 322,677 394,383 1,183,149 and 3,549,447, with no remainder.

Since 3,549,447 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,549,447, 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).