Q: Is 2,828,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,828,112 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 2,828,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 19 21 24 28 38 42 48 56 57 76 84 112 114 133 152 168 228 266 304 336 399 443 456 532 798 886 912 1,064 1,329 1,596 1,772 2,128 2,658 3,101 3,192 3,544 5,316 6,202 6,384 7,088 8,417 9,303 10,632 12,404 16,834 18,606 21,264 24,808 25,251 33,668 37,212 49,616 50,502 58,919 67,336 74,424 101,004 117,838 134,672 148,848 176,757 202,008 235,676 353,514 404,016 471,352 707,028 942,704 1,414,056 and 2,828,112, with no remainder.

Since 2,828,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,828,112, 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).