Q: Is 2,440,746 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,440,746 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 2,440,746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 27 33 42 54 63 66 77 99 126 154 189 198 231 297 378 462 587 594 693 1,174 1,386 1,761 2,079 3,522 4,109 4,158 5,283 6,457 8,218 10,566 12,327 12,914 15,849 19,371 24,654 31,698 36,981 38,742 45,199 58,113 73,962 90,398 110,943 116,226 135,597 174,339 221,886 271,194 348,678 406,791 813,582 1,220,373 and 2,440,746, with no remainder.

Since 2,440,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,440,746, 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).