Q: Is 2,888,886 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,888,886 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 2,888,886 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 37 39 42 66 74 77 78 91 111 143 154 169 182 222 231 259 273 286 338 407 429 462 481 507 518 546 777 814 858 962 1,001 1,014 1,183 1,221 1,443 1,554 1,859 2,002 2,366 2,442 2,849 2,886 3,003 3,367 3,549 3,718 5,291 5,577 5,698 6,006 6,253 6,734 7,098 8,547 10,101 10,582 11,154 12,506 13,013 15,873 17,094 18,759 20,202 26,026 31,746 37,037 37,518 39,039 43,771 68,783 74,074 78,078 87,542 111,111 131,313 137,566 206,349 222,222 262,626 412,698 481,481 962,962 1,444,443 and 2,888,886, with no remainder.

Since 2,888,886 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,888,886, 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).