Q: Is 2,589,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,589,444 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 2,589,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 13 18 22 26 33 36 39 44 52 66 78 99 117 132 143 156 198 234 286 396 429 468 503 572 858 1,006 1,287 1,509 1,716 2,012 2,574 3,018 4,527 5,148 5,533 6,036 6,539 9,054 11,066 13,078 16,599 18,108 19,617 22,132 26,156 33,198 39,234 49,797 58,851 66,396 71,929 78,468 99,594 117,702 143,858 199,188 215,787 235,404 287,716 431,574 647,361 863,148 1,294,722 and 2,589,444, with no remainder.

Since 2,589,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,589,444, 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).