Q: Is 2,981,664 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,981,664 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 2,981,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 17 18 21 24 27 28 29 32 34 36 42 48 51 54 56 58 63 68 72 84 87 96 102 108 112 116 119 126 136 144 153 168 174 189 203 204 216 224 232 238 252 261 272 288 306 336 348 357 378 406 408 432 459 464 476 493 504 522 544 609 612 672 696 714 756 783 812 816 864 918 928 952 986 1,008 1,044 1,071 1,218 1,224 1,392 1,428 1,479 1,512 1,566 1,624 1,632 1,827 1,836 1,904 1,972 2,016 2,088 2,142 2,436 2,448 2,784 2,856 2,958 3,024 3,132 3,213 3,248 3,451 3,654 3,672 3,808 3,944 4,176 4,284 4,437 4,872 4,896 5,481 5,712 5,916 6,048 6,264 6,426 6,496 6,902 7,308 7,344 7,888 8,352 8,568 8,874 9,744 10,353 10,962 11,424 11,832 12,528 12,852 13,311 13,804 14,616 14,688 15,776 17,136 17,748 19,488 20,706 21,924 23,664 25,056 25,704 26,622 27,608 29,232 31,059 34,272 35,496 41,412 43,848 47,328 51,408 53,244 55,216 58,464 62,118 70,992 82,824 87,696 93,177 102,816 106,488 110,432 124,236 141,984 165,648 175,392 186,354 212,976 248,472 331,296 372,708 425,952 496,944 745,416 993,888 1,490,832 and 2,981,664, with no remainder.

Since 2,981,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,981,664, 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).