Q: Is 2,889,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,889,768 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 2,889,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 103 167 168 206 309 334 412 501 618 668 721 824 1,002 1,169 1,236 1,336 1,442 2,004 2,163 2,338 2,472 2,884 3,507 4,008 4,326 4,676 5,768 7,014 8,652 9,352 14,028 17,201 17,304 28,056 34,402 51,603 68,804 103,206 120,407 137,608 206,412 240,814 361,221 412,824 481,628 722,442 963,256 1,444,884 and 2,889,768, with no remainder.

Since 2,889,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,889,768, 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).