Q: Is 2,394,714 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,394,714 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 2,394,714 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 37 42 46 67 69 74 111 134 138 161 201 222 259 322 402 469 483 518 777 851 938 966 1,407 1,541 1,554 1,702 2,479 2,553 2,814 3,082 4,623 4,958 5,106 5,957 7,437 9,246 10,787 11,914 14,874 17,353 17,871 21,574 32,361 34,706 35,742 52,059 57,017 64,722 104,118 114,034 171,051 342,102 399,119 798,238 1,197,357 and 2,394,714, with no remainder.

Since 2,394,714 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,394,714, 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).