Q: Is 2,674,896 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,674,896 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 2,674,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 19 21 24 28 38 42 48 56 57 76 84 112 114 133 152 168 228 266 304 336 399 419 456 532 798 838 912 1,064 1,257 1,596 1,676 2,128 2,514 2,933 3,192 3,352 5,028 5,866 6,384 6,704 7,961 8,799 10,056 11,732 15,922 17,598 20,112 23,464 23,883 31,844 35,196 46,928 47,766 55,727 63,688 70,392 95,532 111,454 127,376 140,784 167,181 191,064 222,908 334,362 382,128 445,816 668,724 891,632 1,337,448 and 2,674,896, with no remainder.

Since 2,674,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,674,896, 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).