Q: Is 2,835,456 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,835,456 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 2,835,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 64 71 78 96 104 128 142 156 192 208 213 256 284 312 384 416 426 512 568 624 768 832 852 923 1,024 1,136 1,248 1,536 1,664 1,704 1,846 2,272 2,496 2,769 3,072 3,328 3,408 3,692 4,544 4,992 5,538 6,656 6,816 7,384 9,088 9,984 11,076 13,312 13,632 14,768 18,176 19,968 22,152 27,264 29,536 36,352 39,936 44,304 54,528 59,072 72,704 88,608 109,056 118,144 177,216 218,112 236,288 354,432 472,576 708,864 945,152 1,417,728 and 2,835,456, with no remainder.

Since 2,835,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,835,456, 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).