Q: Is 2,977,992 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,977,992 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 2,977,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 24 27 34 36 51 54 68 72 102 108 136 153 204 216 306 408 459 612 811 918 1,224 1,622 1,836 2,433 3,244 3,672 4,866 6,488 7,299 9,732 13,787 14,598 19,464 21,897 27,574 29,196 41,361 43,794 55,148 58,392 82,722 87,588 110,296 124,083 165,444 175,176 248,166 330,888 372,249 496,332 744,498 992,664 1,488,996 and 2,977,992, with no remainder.

Since 2,977,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,977,992, 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).