Q: Is 2,489,292 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,489,292 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 2,489,292 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 39 52 54 78 81 108 117 156 162 197 234 243 324 351 394 468 486 591 702 788 972 1,053 1,182 1,404 1,773 2,106 2,364 2,561 3,159 3,546 4,212 5,122 5,319 6,318 7,092 7,683 10,244 10,638 12,636 15,366 15,957 21,276 23,049 30,732 31,914 46,098 47,871 63,828 69,147 92,196 95,742 138,294 191,484 207,441 276,588 414,882 622,323 829,764 1,244,646 and 2,489,292, with no remainder.

Since 2,489,292 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,489,292, 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).