Q: Is 2,888,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,888,808 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 2,888,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 47 52 78 94 104 141 156 188 197 282 312 376 394 564 591 611 788 1,128 1,182 1,222 1,576 1,833 2,364 2,444 2,561 3,666 4,728 4,888 5,122 7,332 7,683 9,259 10,244 14,664 15,366 18,518 20,488 27,777 30,732 37,036 55,554 61,464 74,072 111,108 120,367 222,216 240,734 361,101 481,468 722,202 962,936 1,444,404 and 2,888,808, with no remainder.

Since 2,888,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,888,808, 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).