Q: Is 2,603,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,603,376 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 2,603,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 101 144 179 202 303 358 404 537 606 716 808 909 1,074 1,212 1,432 1,611 1,616 1,818 2,148 2,424 2,864 3,222 3,636 4,296 4,848 6,444 7,272 8,592 12,888 14,544 18,079 25,776 36,158 54,237 72,316 108,474 144,632 162,711 216,948 289,264 325,422 433,896 650,844 867,792 1,301,688 and 2,603,376, with no remainder.

Since 2,603,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,603,376, 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).