Q: Is 2,625,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,625,616 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 2,625,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 28 34 49 56 68 98 112 119 136 196 197 238 272 392 394 476 784 788 833 952 1,379 1,576 1,666 1,904 2,758 3,152 3,332 3,349 5,516 6,664 6,698 9,653 11,032 13,328 13,396 19,306 22,064 23,443 26,792 38,612 46,886 53,584 77,224 93,772 154,448 164,101 187,544 328,202 375,088 656,404 1,312,808 and 2,625,616, with no remainder.

Since 2,625,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,625,616, 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).