Q: Is 3,246,642 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,246,642 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 3,246,642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 49 54 63 81 98 126 147 162 189 294 378 409 441 567 818 882 1,134 1,227 1,323 2,454 2,646 2,863 3,681 3,969 5,726 7,362 7,938 8,589 11,043 17,178 20,041 22,086 25,767 33,129 40,082 51,534 60,123 66,258 77,301 120,246 154,602 180,369 231,903 360,738 463,806 541,107 1,082,214 1,623,321 and 3,246,642, with no remainder.

Since 3,246,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,246,642, 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).