Q: Is 2,917,632 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,917,632 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 2,917,632 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 29 32 48 58 64 87 96 116 128 131 174 192 232 256 262 348 384 393 464 524 696 768 786 928 1,048 1,392 1,572 1,856 2,096 2,784 3,144 3,712 3,799 4,192 5,568 6,288 7,424 7,598 8,384 11,136 11,397 12,576 15,196 16,768 22,272 22,794 25,152 30,392 33,536 45,588 50,304 60,784 91,176 100,608 121,568 182,352 243,136 364,704 486,272 729,408 972,544 1,458,816 and 2,917,632, with no remainder.

Since 2,917,632 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,917,632, 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).