Q: Is 2,461,914 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,461,914 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 2,461,914 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 27 39 42 54 63 78 81 91 117 126 162 167 182 189 234 273 334 351 378 501 546 567 702 819 1,002 1,053 1,134 1,169 1,503 1,638 2,106 2,171 2,338 2,457 3,006 3,507 4,342 4,509 4,914 6,513 7,014 7,371 9,018 10,521 13,026 13,527 14,742 15,197 19,539 21,042 27,054 30,394 31,563 39,078 45,591 58,617 63,126 91,182 94,689 117,234 136,773 175,851 189,378 273,546 351,702 410,319 820,638 1,230,957 and 2,461,914, with no remainder.

Since 2,461,914 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,461,914, 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).