Q: Is 2,750,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,750,112 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 2,750,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 81 96 108 144 162 216 288 324 432 648 864 1,061 1,296 2,122 2,592 3,183 4,244 6,366 8,488 9,549 12,732 16,976 19,098 25,464 28,647 33,952 38,196 50,928 57,294 76,392 85,941 101,856 114,588 152,784 171,882 229,176 305,568 343,764 458,352 687,528 916,704 1,375,056 and 2,750,112, with no remainder.

Since 2,750,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,750,112, 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).