Q: Is 2,666,664 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,666,664 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 2,666,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 18 21 22 24 26 28 33 36 37 39 42 44 52 56 63 66 72 74 77 78 84 88 91 99 104 111 117 126 132 143 148 154 156 168 182 198 222 231 234 252 259 264 273 286 296 308 312 333 364 396 407 429 444 462 468 481 504 518 546 572 616 666 693 728 777 792 814 819 858 888 924 936 962 1,001 1,036 1,092 1,144 1,221 1,287 1,332 1,386 1,443 1,554 1,628 1,638 1,716 1,848 1,924 2,002 2,072 2,184 2,331 2,442 2,574 2,664 2,772 2,849 2,886 3,003 3,108 3,256 3,276 3,367 3,432 3,663 3,848 4,004 4,329 4,662 4,884 5,148 5,291 5,544 5,698 5,772 6,006 6,216 6,552 6,734 7,326 8,008 8,547 8,658 9,009 9,324 9,768 10,101 10,296 10,582 11,396 11,544 12,012 13,468 14,652 15,873 17,094 17,316 18,018 18,648 20,202 21,164 22,792 24,024 25,641 26,936 29,304 30,303 31,746 34,188 34,632 36,036 37,037 40,404 42,328 47,619 51,282 60,606 63,492 68,376 72,072 74,074 80,808 95,238 102,564 111,111 121,212 126,984 148,148 190,476 205,128 222,222 242,424 296,296 333,333 380,952 444,444 666,666 888,888 1,333,332 and 2,666,664, with no remainder.

Since 2,666,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,666,664, 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).