Q: Is 2,838,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,838,108 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 2,838,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 23 26 28 39 42 46 52 69 78 84 91 92 113 138 156 161 182 226 273 276 299 322 339 364 452 483 546 598 644 678 791 897 966 1,092 1,196 1,356 1,469 1,582 1,794 1,932 2,093 2,373 2,599 2,938 3,164 3,588 4,186 4,407 4,746 5,198 5,876 6,279 7,797 8,372 8,814 9,492 10,283 10,396 12,558 15,594 17,628 18,193 20,566 25,116 30,849 31,188 33,787 36,386 41,132 54,579 61,698 67,574 72,772 101,361 109,158 123,396 135,148 202,722 218,316 236,509 405,444 473,018 709,527 946,036 1,419,054 and 2,838,108, with no remainder.

Since 2,838,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,838,108, 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).