Q: Is 2,368,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,368,872 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 2,368,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 54 66 72 88 99 108 132 198 216 264 297 396 594 792 997 1,188 1,994 2,376 2,991 3,988 5,982 7,976 8,973 10,967 11,964 17,946 21,934 23,928 26,919 32,901 35,892 43,868 53,838 65,802 71,784 87,736 98,703 107,676 131,604 197,406 215,352 263,208 296,109 394,812 592,218 789,624 1,184,436 and 2,368,872, with no remainder.

Since 2,368,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,368,872, 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).