Q: Is 2,929,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,929,416 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 2,929,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 47 49 53 56 84 94 98 106 141 147 159 168 188 196 212 282 294 318 329 371 376 392 424 564 588 636 658 742 987 1,113 1,128 1,176 1,272 1,316 1,484 1,974 2,226 2,303 2,491 2,597 2,632 2,968 3,948 4,452 4,606 4,982 5,194 6,909 7,473 7,791 7,896 8,904 9,212 9,964 10,388 13,818 14,946 15,582 17,437 18,424 19,928 20,776 27,636 29,892 31,164 34,874 52,311 55,272 59,784 62,328 69,748 104,622 122,059 139,496 209,244 244,118 366,177 418,488 488,236 732,354 976,472 1,464,708 and 2,929,416, with no remainder.

Since 2,929,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,929,416, 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).