Q: Is 2,808,468 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,808,468 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 2,808,468 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 17 18 26 34 36 39 51 52 68 78 102 117 153 156 204 221 234 306 353 442 468 612 663 706 884 1,059 1,326 1,412 1,989 2,118 2,652 3,177 3,978 4,236 4,589 6,001 6,354 7,956 9,178 12,002 12,708 13,767 18,003 18,356 24,004 27,534 36,006 41,301 54,009 55,068 72,012 78,013 82,602 108,018 156,026 165,204 216,036 234,039 312,052 468,078 702,117 936,156 1,404,234 and 2,808,468, with no remainder.

Since 2,808,468 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,808,468, 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).