Q: Is 2,368,728 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,368,728 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 2,368,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 167 197 334 394 501 591 668 788 1,002 1,182 1,336 1,503 1,576 1,773 2,004 2,364 3,006 3,546 4,008 4,728 6,012 7,092 12,024 14,184 32,899 65,798 98,697 131,596 197,394 263,192 296,091 394,788 592,182 789,576 1,184,364 and 2,368,728, with no remainder.

Since 2,368,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,368,728, 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).