Q: Is 2,908,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,908,152 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 2,908,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 36 39 52 72 78 104 117 156 169 234 239 312 338 468 478 507 676 717 936 956 1,014 1,352 1,434 1,521 1,912 2,028 2,151 2,868 3,042 3,107 4,056 4,302 5,736 6,084 6,214 8,604 9,321 12,168 12,428 17,208 18,642 24,856 27,963 37,284 40,391 55,926 74,568 80,782 111,852 121,173 161,564 223,704 242,346 323,128 363,519 484,692 727,038 969,384 1,454,076 and 2,908,152, with no remainder.

Since 2,908,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,908,152, 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).