Q: Is 3,994,716 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,994,716 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 3,994,716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 53 66 106 132 159 212 318 571 583 636 1,142 1,166 1,713 1,749 2,284 2,332 3,426 3,498 6,281 6,852 6,996 12,562 18,843 25,124 30,263 37,686 60,526 75,372 90,789 121,052 181,578 332,893 363,156 665,786 998,679 1,331,572 1,997,358 and 3,994,716, with no remainder.

Since 3,994,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,994,716, 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).