Q: Is 2,702,898 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,702,898 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 2,702,898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 17 18 22 33 34 51 66 73 99 102 121 146 153 187 198 219 242 306 363 374 438 561 657 726 803 1,089 1,122 1,241 1,314 1,606 1,683 2,057 2,178 2,409 2,482 3,366 3,723 4,114 4,818 6,171 7,227 7,446 8,833 11,169 12,342 13,651 14,454 17,666 18,513 22,338 26,499 27,302 37,026 40,953 52,998 79,497 81,906 122,859 150,161 158,994 245,718 300,322 450,483 900,966 1,351,449 and 2,702,898, with no remainder.

Since 2,702,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,702,898, 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).