Q: Is 2,987,712 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,987,712 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 2,987,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 16 18 19 21 24 26 27 28 32 36 38 39 42 48 52 54 56 57 63 64 72 76 78 84 91 96 104 108 112 114 117 126 133 144 152 156 168 171 182 189 192 208 216 224 228 234 247 252 266 273 288 304 312 336 342 351 364 378 399 416 432 448 456 468 494 504 513 532 546 576 608 624 672 684 702 728 741 756 798 819 832 864 912 936 988 1,008 1,026 1,064 1,092 1,197 1,216 1,248 1,344 1,368 1,404 1,456 1,482 1,512 1,596 1,638 1,728 1,729 1,824 1,872 1,976 2,016 2,052 2,128 2,184 2,223 2,394 2,457 2,496 2,736 2,808 2,912 2,964 3,024 3,192 3,276 3,458 3,591 3,648 3,744 3,952 4,032 4,104 4,256 4,368 4,446 4,788 4,914 5,187 5,472 5,616 5,824 5,928 6,048 6,384 6,552 6,669 6,916 7,182 7,488 7,904 8,208 8,512 8,736 8,892 9,576 9,828 10,374 10,944 11,232 11,856 12,096 12,768 13,104 13,338 13,832 14,364 15,561 15,808 16,416 17,472 17,784 19,152 19,656 20,748 22,464 23,712 25,536 26,208 26,676 27,664 28,728 31,122 32,832 35,568 38,304 39,312 41,496 46,683 47,424 52,416 53,352 55,328 57,456 62,244 71,136 76,608 78,624 82,992 93,366 106,704 110,656 114,912 124,488 142,272 157,248 165,984 186,732 213,408 229,824 248,976 331,968 373,464 426,816 497,952 746,928 995,904 1,493,856 and 2,987,712, with no remainder.

Since 2,987,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,987,712, 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).