Q: Is 3,887,046 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,887,046 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 3,887,046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 41 46 69 82 123 138 207 229 246 369 414 458 687 738 943 1,374 1,886 2,061 2,829 4,122 5,267 5,658 8,487 9,389 10,534 15,801 16,974 18,778 28,167 31,602 47,403 56,334 84,501 94,806 169,002 215,947 431,894 647,841 1,295,682 1,943,523 and 3,887,046, with no remainder.

Since 3,887,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,887,046, 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).