Q: Is 2,762,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,762,448 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 2,762,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 19 24 26 38 39 48 52 57 76 78 104 114 152 156 208 228 233 247 304 312 456 466 494 624 699 741 912 932 988 1,398 1,482 1,864 1,976 2,796 2,964 3,029 3,728 3,952 4,427 5,592 5,928 6,058 8,854 9,087 11,184 11,856 12,116 13,281 17,708 18,174 24,232 26,562 35,416 36,348 48,464 53,124 57,551 70,832 72,696 106,248 115,102 145,392 172,653 212,496 230,204 345,306 460,408 690,612 920,816 1,381,224 and 2,762,448, with no remainder.

Since 2,762,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,762,448, 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).