Q: Is 2,984,928 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,984,928 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 2,984,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 31 32 34 48 51 59 62 68 93 96 102 118 124 136 177 186 204 236 248 272 354 372 408 472 496 527 544 708 744 816 944 992 1,003 1,054 1,416 1,488 1,581 1,632 1,829 1,888 2,006 2,108 2,832 2,976 3,009 3,162 3,658 4,012 4,216 5,487 5,664 6,018 6,324 7,316 8,024 8,432 10,974 12,036 12,648 14,632 16,048 16,864 21,948 24,072 25,296 29,264 31,093 32,096 43,896 48,144 50,592 58,528 62,186 87,792 93,279 96,288 124,372 175,584 186,558 248,744 373,116 497,488 746,232 994,976 1,492,464 and 2,984,928, with no remainder.

Since 2,984,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,984,928, 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).