Q: Is 2,504,034 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,504,034 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 2,504,034 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 29 39 41 54 58 78 81 82 87 117 123 162 174 234 246 261 351 369 377 522 533 702 738 754 783 1,053 1,066 1,107 1,131 1,189 1,566 1,599 2,106 2,214 2,262 2,349 2,378 3,198 3,321 3,393 3,567 4,698 4,797 6,642 6,786 7,134 9,594 10,179 10,701 14,391 15,457 20,358 21,402 28,782 30,537 30,914 32,103 43,173 46,371 61,074 64,206 86,346 92,742 96,309 139,113 192,618 278,226 417,339 834,678 1,252,017 and 2,504,034, with no remainder.

Since 2,504,034 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,504,034, 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).