Q: Is 2,750,976 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,750,976 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 2,750,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 128 144 192 199 216 256 288 384 398 432 512 576 597 768 796 864 1,152 1,194 1,536 1,592 1,728 1,791 2,304 2,388 3,184 3,456 3,582 4,608 4,776 5,373 6,368 6,912 7,164 9,552 10,746 12,736 13,824 14,328 19,104 21,492 25,472 28,656 38,208 42,984 50,944 57,312 76,416 85,968 101,888 114,624 152,832 171,936 229,248 305,664 343,872 458,496 687,744 916,992 1,375,488 and 2,750,976, with no remainder.

Since 2,750,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,750,976, 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).