Q: Is 3,616,002 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,616,002 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 3,616,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 17 18 26 27 34 39 51 54 78 81 101 102 117 153 162 202 221 234 303 306 351 442 459 606 663 702 909 918 1,053 1,313 1,326 1,377 1,717 1,818 1,989 2,106 2,626 2,727 2,754 3,434 3,939 3,978 5,151 5,454 5,967 7,878 8,181 10,302 11,817 11,934 15,453 16,362 17,901 22,321 23,634 30,906 35,451 35,802 44,642 46,359 66,963 70,902 92,718 106,353 133,926 139,077 200,889 212,706 278,154 401,778 602,667 1,205,334 1,808,001 and 3,616,002, with no remainder.

Since 3,616,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,616,002, 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).