Q: Is 2,867,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,867,376 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 2,867,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 31 41 47 48 62 82 93 94 123 124 141 164 186 188 246 248 282 328 372 376 492 496 564 656 744 752 984 1,128 1,271 1,457 1,488 1,927 1,968 2,256 2,542 2,914 3,813 3,854 4,371 5,084 5,781 5,828 7,626 7,708 8,742 10,168 11,562 11,656 15,252 15,416 17,484 20,336 23,124 23,312 30,504 30,832 34,968 46,248 59,737 61,008 69,936 92,496 119,474 179,211 238,948 358,422 477,896 716,844 955,792 1,433,688 and 2,867,376, with no remainder.

Since 2,867,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,867,376, 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).