Q: Is 2,367,981 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,367,981 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 2,367,981 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 17 21 27 33 51 63 67 77 99 119 153 187 189 201 231 297 357 459 469 561 603 693 737 1,071 1,139 1,309 1,407 1,683 1,809 2,079 2,211 3,213 3,417 3,927 4,221 5,049 5,159 6,633 7,973 10,251 11,781 12,529 12,663 15,477 19,899 23,919 30,753 35,343 37,587 46,431 71,757 87,703 112,761 139,293 215,271 263,109 338,283 789,327 and 2,367,981, with no remainder.

Since 2,367,981 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,367,981, 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).