Q: Is 2,674,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,674,056 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 2,674,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 56 66 77 84 88 132 154 168 231 264 308 462 616 924 1,447 1,848 2,894 4,341 5,788 8,682 10,129 11,576 15,917 17,364 20,258 30,387 31,834 34,728 40,516 47,751 60,774 63,668 81,032 95,502 111,419 121,548 127,336 191,004 222,838 243,096 334,257 382,008 445,676 668,514 891,352 1,337,028 and 2,674,056, with no remainder.

Since 2,674,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,674,056, 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).