Q: Is 2,875,002 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,875,002 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 2,875,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 29 31 39 41 58 62 78 82 87 93 123 174 186 246 377 403 533 754 806 899 1,066 1,131 1,189 1,209 1,271 1,599 1,798 2,262 2,378 2,418 2,542 2,697 3,198 3,567 3,813 5,394 7,134 7,626 11,687 15,457 16,523 23,374 30,914 33,046 35,061 36,859 46,371 49,569 70,122 73,718 92,742 99,138 110,577 221,154 479,167 958,334 1,437,501 and 2,875,002, with no remainder.

Since 2,875,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,875,002, 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).