Q: Is 2,797,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,797,872 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 2,797,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 48 56 66 77 84 88 112 132 154 168 176 231 264 308 336 462 528 616 757 924 1,232 1,514 1,848 2,271 3,028 3,696 4,542 5,299 6,056 8,327 9,084 10,598 12,112 15,897 16,654 18,168 21,196 24,981 31,794 33,308 36,336 42,392 49,962 58,289 63,588 66,616 84,784 99,924 116,578 127,176 133,232 174,867 199,848 233,156 254,352 349,734 399,696 466,312 699,468 932,624 1,398,936 and 2,797,872, with no remainder.

Since 2,797,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,797,872, 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).