Q: Is 2,805,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,805,624 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 2,805,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 31 36 54 62 72 93 108 124 186 216 248 279 372 419 558 744 837 838 1,116 1,257 1,674 1,676 2,232 2,514 3,348 3,352 3,771 5,028 6,696 7,542 10,056 11,313 12,989 15,084 22,626 25,978 30,168 38,967 45,252 51,956 77,934 90,504 103,912 116,901 155,868 233,802 311,736 350,703 467,604 701,406 935,208 1,402,812 and 2,805,624, with no remainder.

Since 2,805,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,805,624, 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).