Q: Is 2,857,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,857,008 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 2,857,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 48 56 66 77 84 88 112 132 154 168 176 231 264 308 336 462 528 616 773 924 1,232 1,546 1,848 2,319 3,092 3,696 4,638 5,411 6,184 8,503 9,276 10,822 12,368 16,233 17,006 18,552 21,644 25,509 32,466 34,012 37,104 43,288 51,018 59,521 64,932 68,024 86,576 102,036 119,042 129,864 136,048 178,563 204,072 238,084 259,728 357,126 408,144 476,168 714,252 952,336 1,428,504 and 2,857,008, with no remainder.

Since 2,857,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,857,008, 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).