Q: Is 2,702,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,702,448 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 2,702,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 49 56 63 72 84 98 112 126 144 147 168 196 252 294 336 383 392 441 504 588 766 784 882 1,008 1,149 1,176 1,532 1,764 2,298 2,352 2,681 3,064 3,447 3,528 4,596 5,362 6,128 6,894 7,056 8,043 9,192 10,724 13,788 16,086 18,384 18,767 21,448 24,129 27,576 32,172 37,534 42,896 48,258 55,152 56,301 64,344 75,068 96,516 112,602 128,688 150,136 168,903 193,032 225,204 300,272 337,806 386,064 450,408 675,612 900,816 1,351,224 and 2,702,448, with no remainder.

Since 2,702,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,702,448, 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).