Q: Is 2,708,316 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,708,316 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 2,708,316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 39 52 54 78 81 108 117 156 162 234 324 351 468 643 702 1,053 1,286 1,404 1,929 2,106 2,572 3,858 4,212 5,787 7,716 8,359 11,574 16,718 17,361 23,148 25,077 33,436 34,722 50,154 52,083 69,444 75,231 100,308 104,166 150,462 208,332 225,693 300,924 451,386 677,079 902,772 1,354,158 and 2,708,316, with no remainder.

Since 2,708,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,708,316, 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).