Q: Is 2,486,988 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,486,988 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 2,486,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 71 84 126 139 142 213 252 278 284 417 426 497 556 639 834 852 973 994 1,251 1,278 1,491 1,668 1,946 1,988 2,502 2,556 2,919 2,982 3,892 4,473 5,004 5,838 5,964 8,757 8,946 9,869 11,676 17,514 17,892 19,738 29,607 35,028 39,476 59,214 69,083 88,821 118,428 138,166 177,642 207,249 276,332 355,284 414,498 621,747 828,996 1,243,494 and 2,486,988, with no remainder.

Since 2,486,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,486,988, 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).