Q: Is 3,331,110 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,331,110 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 3,331,110 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 37 74 111 185 222 370 555 1,110 3,001 6,002 9,003 15,005 18,006 30,010 45,015 90,030 111,037 222,074 333,111 555,185 666,222 1,110,370 1,665,555 and 3,331,110, with no remainder.

Since 3,331,110 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,331,110, 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).