Q: Is 2,684,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,684,808 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 2,684,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 49 56 63 72 84 98 126 147 168 196 252 294 392 441 504 588 761 882 1,176 1,522 1,764 2,283 3,044 3,528 4,566 5,327 6,088 6,849 9,132 10,654 13,698 15,981 18,264 21,308 27,396 31,962 37,289 42,616 47,943 54,792 63,924 74,578 95,886 111,867 127,848 149,156 191,772 223,734 298,312 335,601 383,544 447,468 671,202 894,936 1,342,404 and 2,684,808, with no remainder.

Since 2,684,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,684,808, 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).