Q: Is 2,971,776 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,971,776 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 2,971,776 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 71 96 109 128 142 192 213 218 284 327 384 426 436 568 654 852 872 1,136 1,308 1,704 1,744 2,272 2,616 3,408 3,488 4,544 5,232 6,816 6,976 7,739 9,088 10,464 13,632 13,952 15,478 20,928 23,217 27,264 30,956 41,856 46,434 61,912 92,868 123,824 185,736 247,648 371,472 495,296 742,944 990,592 1,485,888 and 2,971,776, with no remainder.

Since 2,971,776 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,971,776, 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).