Q: Is 2,948,715 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,948,715 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 2,948,715 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 11 15 21 23 33 35 37 45 55 63 69 77 99 105 111 115 161 165 185 207 231 253 259 315 333 345 385 407 483 495 555 693 759 777 805 851 1,035 1,155 1,221 1,265 1,295 1,449 1,665 1,771 2,035 2,277 2,331 2,415 2,553 2,849 3,465 3,663 3,795 3,885 4,255 5,313 5,957 6,105 7,245 7,659 8,547 8,855 9,361 11,385 11,655 12,765 14,245 15,939 17,871 18,315 25,641 26,565 28,083 29,785 38,295 42,735 46,805 53,613 65,527 79,695 84,249 89,355 128,205 140,415 196,581 268,065 327,635 421,245 589,743 982,905 and 2,948,715, with no remainder.

Since 2,948,715 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,948,715, 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).