Q: Is 2,660,784 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,660,784 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 2,660,784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 7,919 15,838 23,757 31,676 47,514 55,433 63,352 95,028 110,866 126,704 166,299 190,056 221,732 332,598 380,112 443,464 665,196 886,928 1,330,392 and 2,660,784, with no remainder.

Since 2,660,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,660,784, 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).