Q: Is 2,713,356 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,713,356 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 2,713,356 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 29 36 46 58 69 87 92 113 116 138 174 207 226 261 276 339 348 414 452 522 667 678 828 1,017 1,044 1,334 1,356 2,001 2,034 2,599 2,668 3,277 4,002 4,068 5,198 6,003 6,554 7,797 8,004 9,831 10,396 12,006 13,108 15,594 19,662 23,391 24,012 29,493 31,188 39,324 46,782 58,986 75,371 93,564 117,972 150,742 226,113 301,484 452,226 678,339 904,452 1,356,678 and 2,713,356, with no remainder.

Since 2,713,356 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,713,356, 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).