Q: Is 2,837,835 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,837,835 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 2,837,835 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 21 27 33 35 39 45 49 55 63 65 77 81 91 99 105 117 135 143 147 165 189 195 231 245 273 297 315 351 385 405 429 441 455 495 539 567 585 637 693 715 735 819 891 945 1,001 1,053 1,155 1,287 1,323 1,365 1,485 1,617 1,755 1,911 2,079 2,145 2,205 2,457 2,695 2,835 3,003 3,185 3,465 3,861 3,969 4,095 4,455 4,851 5,005 5,265 5,733 6,237 6,435 6,615 7,007 7,371 8,085 9,009 9,555 10,395 11,583 12,285 14,553 15,015 17,199 19,305 19,845 21,021 24,255 27,027 28,665 31,185 35,035 36,855 43,659 45,045 51,597 57,915 63,063 72,765 81,081 85,995 105,105 135,135 189,189 218,295 257,985 315,315 405,405 567,567 945,945 and 2,837,835, with no remainder.

Since 2,837,835 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,837,835, 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).