Q: Is 2,775,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,775,024 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 2,775,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 504 1,008 2,753 5,506 8,259 11,012 16,518 19,271 22,024 24,777 33,036 38,542 44,048 49,554 57,813 66,072 77,084 99,108 115,626 132,144 154,168 173,439 198,216 231,252 308,336 346,878 396,432 462,504 693,756 925,008 1,387,512 and 2,775,024, with no remainder.

Since 2,775,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,775,024, 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).