Q: Is 2,801,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,801,304 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 2,801,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 54 66 72 81 88 99 108 131 132 162 198 216 243 262 264 297 324 393 396 486 524 594 648 786 792 891 972 1,048 1,179 1,188 1,441 1,572 1,782 1,944 2,358 2,376 2,673 2,882 3,144 3,537 3,564 4,323 4,716 5,346 5,764 7,074 7,128 8,646 9,432 10,611 10,692 11,528 12,969 14,148 17,292 21,222 21,384 25,938 28,296 31,833 34,584 38,907 42,444 51,876 63,666 77,814 84,888 103,752 116,721 127,332 155,628 233,442 254,664 311,256 350,163 466,884 700,326 933,768 1,400,652 and 2,801,304, with no remainder.

Since 2,801,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,801,304, 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).