Q: Is 2,932,398 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,932,398 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 2,932,398 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 34 37 42 51 63 74 102 111 119 126 153 222 238 259 306 333 357 518 629 666 714 777 1,071 1,258 1,369 1,554 1,887 2,142 2,331 2,738 3,774 4,107 4,403 4,662 5,661 8,214 8,806 9,583 11,322 12,321 13,209 19,166 23,273 24,642 26,418 28,749 39,627 46,546 57,498 69,819 79,254 86,247 139,638 162,911 172,494 209,457 325,822 418,914 488,733 977,466 1,466,199 and 2,932,398, with no remainder.

Since 2,932,398 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,932,398, 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).