Q: Is 2,867,328 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,867,328 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 2,867,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 32 36 38 48 57 64 72 76 96 114 128 131 144 152 171 192 228 262 288 304 342 384 393 456 524 576 608 684 786 912 1,048 1,152 1,179 1,216 1,368 1,572 1,824 2,096 2,358 2,432 2,489 2,736 3,144 3,648 4,192 4,716 4,978 5,472 6,288 7,296 7,467 8,384 9,432 9,956 10,944 12,576 14,934 16,768 18,864 19,912 21,888 22,401 25,152 29,868 37,728 39,824 44,802 50,304 59,736 75,456 79,648 89,604 119,472 150,912 159,296 179,208 238,944 318,592 358,416 477,888 716,832 955,776 1,433,664 and 2,867,328, with no remainder.

Since 2,867,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,867,328, 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).