Q: Is 3,556,098 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,556,098 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 3,556,098 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 39 42 63 78 91 117 126 167 169 182 234 273 334 338 501 507 546 819 1,002 1,014 1,169 1,183 1,503 1,521 1,638 2,171 2,338 2,366 3,006 3,042 3,507 3,549 4,342 6,513 7,014 7,098 10,521 10,647 13,026 15,197 19,539 21,042 21,294 28,223 30,394 39,078 45,591 56,446 84,669 91,182 136,773 169,338 197,561 254,007 273,546 395,122 508,014 592,683 1,185,366 1,778,049 and 3,556,098, with no remainder.

Since 3,556,098 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,556,098, 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).