Q: Is 2,724,828 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,724,828 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 2,724,828 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 19 34 37 38 51 57 68 74 76 102 111 114 148 204 222 228 323 361 444 629 646 703 722 969 1,083 1,258 1,292 1,406 1,444 1,887 1,938 2,109 2,166 2,516 2,812 3,774 3,876 4,218 4,332 6,137 7,548 8,436 11,951 12,274 13,357 18,411 23,902 24,548 26,714 35,853 36,822 40,071 47,804 53,428 71,706 73,644 80,142 143,412 160,284 227,069 454,138 681,207 908,276 1,362,414 and 2,724,828, with no remainder.

Since 2,724,828 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,724,828, 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).