Q: Is 2,903,316 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,903,316 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 2,903,316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 37 39 52 74 78 111 148 156 222 444 481 503 962 1,006 1,443 1,509 1,924 2,012 2,886 3,018 5,772 6,036 6,539 13,078 18,611 19,617 26,156 37,222 39,234 55,833 74,444 78,468 111,666 223,332 241,943 483,886 725,829 967,772 1,451,658 and 2,903,316, with no remainder.

Since 2,903,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,903,316, 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).