Q: Is 2,902,704 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,902,704 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 2,902,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 53 56 84 106 112 159 163 168 212 318 326 336 371 424 489 636 652 742 848 978 1,113 1,141 1,272 1,304 1,484 1,956 2,226 2,282 2,544 2,608 2,968 3,423 3,912 4,452 4,564 5,936 6,846 7,824 8,639 8,904 9,128 13,692 17,278 17,808 18,256 25,917 27,384 34,556 51,834 54,768 60,473 69,112 103,668 120,946 138,224 181,419 207,336 241,892 362,838 414,672 483,784 725,676 967,568 1,451,352 and 2,902,704, with no remainder.

Since 2,902,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,902,704, 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).