Q: Is 2,446,878 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,446,878 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 2,446,878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 23 34 42 46 51 69 102 119 138 149 161 238 298 322 357 391 447 483 714 782 894 966 1,043 1,173 2,086 2,346 2,533 2,737 3,129 3,427 5,066 5,474 6,258 6,854 7,599 8,211 10,281 15,198 16,422 17,731 20,562 23,989 35,462 47,978 53,193 58,259 71,967 106,386 116,518 143,934 174,777 349,554 407,813 815,626 1,223,439 and 2,446,878, with no remainder.

Since 2,446,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,446,878, 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).