Q: Is 2,716,714 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,716,714 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 2,716,714 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 13 14 22 23 26 46 59 77 91 118 143 154 161 182 253 286 299 322 413 506 598 649 767 826 1,001 1,298 1,357 1,534 1,771 2,002 2,093 2,714 3,289 3,542 4,186 4,543 5,369 6,578 8,437 9,086 9,499 10,738 14,927 16,874 17,641 18,998 23,023 29,854 35,282 46,046 59,059 104,489 118,118 123,487 194,051 208,978 246,974 388,102 1,358,357 and 2,716,714, with no remainder.

Since 2,716,714 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,716,714, 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).