Q: Is 3,911,922 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,911,922 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 3,911,922 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 79 126 131 158 189 237 262 378 393 474 553 711 786 917 1,106 1,179 1,422 1,659 1,834 2,133 2,358 2,751 3,318 3,537 4,266 4,977 5,502 7,074 8,253 9,954 10,349 14,931 16,506 20,698 24,759 29,862 31,047 49,518 62,094 72,443 93,141 144,886 186,282 217,329 279,423 434,658 558,846 651,987 1,303,974 1,955,961 and 3,911,922, with no remainder.

Since 3,911,922 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,911,922, 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).