Q: Is 2,679,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,679,264 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 2,679,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 96 108 112 126 144 168 189 216 224 252 288 336 378 432 443 504 672 756 864 886 1,008 1,329 1,512 1,772 2,016 2,658 3,024 3,101 3,544 3,987 5,316 6,048 6,202 7,088 7,974 9,303 10,632 11,961 12,404 14,176 15,948 18,606 21,264 23,922 24,808 27,909 31,896 37,212 42,528 47,844 49,616 55,818 63,792 74,424 83,727 95,688 99,232 111,636 127,584 148,848 167,454 191,376 223,272 297,696 334,908 382,752 446,544 669,816 893,088 1,339,632 and 2,679,264, with no remainder.

Since 2,679,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,679,264, 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).