Q: Is 2,896,488 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,896,488 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 2,896,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 49 56 63 72 84 98 126 147 168 196 252 294 392 441 504 588 821 882 1,176 1,642 1,764 2,463 3,284 3,528 4,926 5,747 6,568 7,389 9,852 11,494 14,778 17,241 19,704 22,988 29,556 34,482 40,229 45,976 51,723 59,112 68,964 80,458 103,446 120,687 137,928 160,916 206,892 241,374 321,832 362,061 413,784 482,748 724,122 965,496 1,448,244 and 2,896,488, with no remainder.

Since 2,896,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,896,488, 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).