Q: Is 2,928,828 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,928,828 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 2,928,828 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 21 28 34 42 49 51 68 84 98 102 119 147 196 204 238 293 294 357 476 586 588 714 833 879 1,172 1,428 1,666 1,758 2,051 2,499 3,332 3,516 4,102 4,981 4,998 6,153 8,204 9,962 9,996 12,306 14,357 14,943 19,924 24,612 28,714 29,886 34,867 43,071 57,428 59,772 69,734 86,142 104,601 139,468 172,284 209,202 244,069 418,404 488,138 732,207 976,276 1,464,414 and 2,928,828, with no remainder.

Since 2,928,828 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,928,828, 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).