Q: Is 2,701,584 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,701,584 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 2,701,584 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 73 144 146 219 257 292 438 514 584 657 771 876 1,028 1,168 1,314 1,542 1,752 2,056 2,313 2,628 3,084 3,504 4,112 4,626 5,256 6,168 9,252 10,512 12,336 18,504 18,761 37,008 37,522 56,283 75,044 112,566 150,088 168,849 225,132 300,176 337,698 450,264 675,396 900,528 1,350,792 and 2,701,584, with no remainder.

Since 2,701,584 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,701,584, 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).