Q: Is 2,714,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,714,448 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 2,714,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 33 44 48 53 66 88 97 106 132 159 176 194 212 264 291 318 388 424 528 582 583 636 776 848 1,067 1,164 1,166 1,272 1,552 1,749 2,134 2,328 2,332 2,544 3,201 3,498 4,268 4,656 4,664 5,141 6,402 6,996 8,536 9,328 10,282 12,804 13,992 15,423 17,072 20,564 25,608 27,984 30,846 41,128 51,216 56,551 61,692 82,256 113,102 123,384 169,653 226,204 246,768 339,306 452,408 678,612 904,816 1,357,224 and 2,714,448, with no remainder.

Since 2,714,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,714,448, 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).