Q: Is 2,992,782 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,992,782 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 2,992,782 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 17 26 34 37 39 51 61 74 78 102 111 122 183 221 222 366 442 481 629 663 793 962 1,037 1,258 1,326 1,443 1,586 1,887 2,074 2,257 2,379 2,886 3,111 3,774 4,514 4,758 6,222 6,771 8,177 13,481 13,542 16,354 24,531 26,962 29,341 38,369 40,443 49,062 58,682 76,738 80,886 88,023 115,107 176,046 230,214 498,797 997,594 1,496,391 and 2,992,782, with no remainder.

Since 2,992,782 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,992,782, 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).