Q: Is 3,561,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,561,624 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 3,561,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 54 66 72 88 99 108 132 198 216 264 297 396 594 792 1,188 1,499 2,376 2,998 4,497 5,996 8,994 11,992 13,491 16,489 17,988 26,982 32,978 35,976 40,473 49,467 53,964 65,956 80,946 98,934 107,928 131,912 148,401 161,892 197,868 296,802 323,784 395,736 445,203 593,604 890,406 1,187,208 1,780,812 and 3,561,624, with no remainder.

Since 3,561,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,561,624, 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).