Q: Is 2,715,552 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,715,552 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 2,715,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 96 108 112 126 144 168 189 216 224 252 288 336 378 432 449 504 672 756 864 898 1,008 1,347 1,512 1,796 2,016 2,694 3,024 3,143 3,592 4,041 5,388 6,048 6,286 7,184 8,082 9,429 10,776 12,123 12,572 14,368 16,164 18,858 21,552 24,246 25,144 28,287 32,328 37,716 43,104 48,492 50,288 56,574 64,656 75,432 84,861 96,984 100,576 113,148 129,312 150,864 169,722 193,968 226,296 301,728 339,444 387,936 452,592 678,888 905,184 1,357,776 and 2,715,552, with no remainder.

Since 2,715,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,715,552, 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).