Q: Is 2,901,492 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,901,492 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 2,901,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 17 18 22 33 34 36 44 51 66 68 99 102 132 153 187 198 204 306 374 396 431 561 612 748 862 1,122 1,293 1,683 1,724 2,244 2,586 3,366 3,879 4,741 5,172 6,732 7,327 7,758 9,482 14,223 14,654 15,516 18,964 21,981 28,446 29,308 42,669 43,962 56,892 65,943 80,597 85,338 87,924 131,886 161,194 170,676 241,791 263,772 322,388 483,582 725,373 967,164 1,450,746 and 2,901,492, with no remainder.

Since 2,901,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,901,492, 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).