Q: Is 2,782,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,782,104 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 2,782,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 37 39 52 74 78 104 111 148 156 222 241 296 312 444 481 482 723 888 962 964 1,443 1,446 1,924 1,928 2,886 2,892 3,133 3,848 5,772 5,784 6,266 8,917 9,399 11,544 12,532 17,834 18,798 25,064 26,751 35,668 37,596 53,502 71,336 75,192 107,004 115,921 214,008 231,842 347,763 463,684 695,526 927,368 1,391,052 and 2,782,104, with no remainder.

Since 2,782,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,782,104, 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).