Q: Is 2,495,346 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,495,346 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 2,495,346 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 38 42 53 57 59 106 114 118 133 159 177 266 318 354 371 399 413 742 798 826 1,007 1,113 1,121 1,239 2,014 2,226 2,242 2,478 3,021 3,127 3,363 6,042 6,254 6,726 7,049 7,847 9,381 14,098 15,694 18,762 21,147 21,889 23,541 42,294 43,778 47,082 59,413 65,667 118,826 131,334 178,239 356,478 415,891 831,782 1,247,673 and 2,495,346, with no remainder.

Since 2,495,346 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,495,346, 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).