Q: Is 2,764,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,764,048 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 2,764,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 23 28 29 37 46 56 58 74 92 112 116 148 161 184 203 232 259 296 322 368 406 464 518 592 644 667 812 851 1,036 1,073 1,288 1,334 1,624 1,702 2,072 2,146 2,576 2,668 3,248 3,404 4,144 4,292 4,669 5,336 5,957 6,808 7,511 8,584 9,338 10,672 11,914 13,616 15,022 17,168 18,676 23,828 24,679 30,044 37,352 47,656 49,358 60,088 74,704 95,312 98,716 120,176 172,753 197,432 345,506 394,864 691,012 1,382,024 and 2,764,048, with no remainder.

Since 2,764,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,764,048, 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).