Q: Is 2,888,928 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,888,928 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 2,888,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 672 1,008 1,433 2,016 2,866 4,299 5,732 8,598 10,031 11,464 12,897 17,196 20,062 22,928 25,794 30,093 34,392 40,124 45,856 51,588 60,186 68,784 80,248 90,279 103,176 120,372 137,568 160,496 180,558 206,352 240,744 320,992 361,116 412,704 481,488 722,232 962,976 1,444,464 and 2,888,928, with no remainder.

Since 2,888,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,888,928, 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).