Q: Is 2,346,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,346,344 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 2,346,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 13 14 22 26 28 44 52 56 77 88 91 104 143 154 182 286 293 308 364 572 586 616 728 1,001 1,144 1,172 2,002 2,051 2,344 3,223 3,809 4,004 4,102 6,446 7,618 8,008 8,204 12,892 15,236 16,408 22,561 25,784 26,663 30,472 41,899 45,122 53,326 83,798 90,244 106,652 167,596 180,488 213,304 293,293 335,192 586,586 1,173,172 and 2,346,344, with no remainder.

Since 2,346,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,346,344, 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).