Q: Is 2,784,012 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,784,012 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 2,784,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 23 28 33 42 44 46 66 69 77 84 92 131 132 138 154 161 231 253 262 276 308 322 393 462 483 506 524 644 759 786 917 924 966 1,012 1,441 1,518 1,572 1,771 1,834 1,932 2,751 2,882 3,013 3,036 3,542 3,668 4,323 5,313 5,502 5,764 6,026 7,084 8,646 9,039 10,087 10,626 11,004 12,052 17,292 18,078 20,174 21,091 21,252 30,261 33,143 36,156 40,348 42,182 60,522 63,273 66,286 84,364 99,429 121,044 126,546 132,572 198,858 232,001 253,092 397,716 464,002 696,003 928,004 1,392,006 and 2,784,012, with no remainder.

Since 2,784,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,784,012, 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).