Q: Is 3,660,342 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,660,342 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 3,660,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 87,151 174,302 261,453 522,906 610,057 1,220,114 1,830,171 and 3,660,342, with no remainder.

Since 3,660,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,660,342, 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).