Q: Is 3,686,046 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,686,046 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 3,686,046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 39 42 43 78 86 91 129 157 182 258 273 301 314 471 546 559 602 903 942 1,099 1,118 1,677 1,806 2,041 2,198 3,297 3,354 3,913 4,082 6,123 6,594 6,751 7,826 11,739 12,246 13,502 14,287 20,253 23,478 28,574 40,506 42,861 47,257 85,722 87,763 94,514 141,771 175,526 263,289 283,542 526,578 614,341 1,228,682 1,843,023 and 3,686,046, with no remainder.

Since 3,686,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,686,046, 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).