Q: Is 2,841,792 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,841,792 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 2,841,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 41 48 57 64 76 82 96 114 123 152 164 192 228 246 304 328 361 456 492 608 656 722 779 912 984 1,083 1,216 1,312 1,444 1,558 1,824 1,968 2,166 2,337 2,624 2,888 3,116 3,648 3,936 4,332 4,674 5,776 6,232 7,872 8,664 9,348 11,552 12,464 14,801 17,328 18,696 23,104 24,928 29,602 34,656 37,392 44,403 49,856 59,204 69,312 74,784 88,806 118,408 149,568 177,612 236,816 355,224 473,632 710,448 947,264 1,420,896 and 2,841,792, with no remainder.

Since 2,841,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,841,792, 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).