Q: Is 2,620,618 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,620,618 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 2,620,618 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 13 14 17 22 26 34 49 77 91 98 119 121 143 154 182 187 221 238 242 286 374 442 539 637 833 847 1,001 1,078 1,274 1,309 1,547 1,573 1,666 1,694 2,002 2,057 2,431 2,618 3,094 3,146 4,114 4,862 5,929 7,007 9,163 10,829 11,011 11,858 14,014 14,399 17,017 18,326 21,658 22,022 26,741 28,798 34,034 53,482 77,077 100,793 119,119 154,154 187,187 201,586 238,238 374,374 1,310,309 and 2,620,618, with no remainder.

Since 2,620,618 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,620,618, 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).