Q: Is 2,999,997 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,999,997 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 2,999,997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 13 21 27 33 37 39 63 77 81 91 99 111 117 143 189 231 259 273 297 333 351 407 429 481 567 693 777 819 891 999 1,001 1,053 1,221 1,287 1,443 2,079 2,331 2,457 2,849 2,997 3,003 3,367 3,663 3,861 4,329 5,291 6,237 6,993 7,371 8,547 9,009 10,101 10,989 11,583 12,987 15,873 20,979 25,641 27,027 30,303 32,967 37,037 38,961 47,619 76,923 81,081 90,909 111,111 142,857 230,769 272,727 333,333 428,571 999,999 and 2,999,997, with no remainder.

Since 2,999,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,999,997, 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).