Q: Is 2,358,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,358,888 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 2,358,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 19 21 24 28 38 42 56 57 76 84 114 133 152 168 228 266 399 456 532 739 798 1,064 1,478 1,596 2,217 2,956 3,192 4,434 5,173 5,912 8,868 10,346 14,041 15,519 17,736 20,692 28,082 31,038 41,384 42,123 56,164 62,076 84,246 98,287 112,328 124,152 168,492 196,574 294,861 336,984 393,148 589,722 786,296 1,179,444 and 2,358,888, with no remainder.

Since 2,358,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,358,888, 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).