Q: Is 2,375,784 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,375,784 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 2,375,784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 24 27 34 36 51 54 68 72 102 108 136 153 204 216 306 408 459 612 647 918 1,224 1,294 1,836 1,941 2,588 3,672 3,882 5,176 5,823 7,764 10,999 11,646 15,528 17,469 21,998 23,292 32,997 34,938 43,996 46,584 65,994 69,876 87,992 98,991 131,988 139,752 197,982 263,976 296,973 395,964 593,946 791,928 1,187,892 and 2,375,784, with no remainder.

Since 2,375,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,375,784, 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).