Q: Is 2,718,324 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,718,324 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 2,718,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 23 28 36 42 46 49 63 67 69 84 92 98 126 134 138 147 161 196 201 207 252 268 276 294 322 402 414 441 469 483 588 603 644 804 828 882 938 966 1,127 1,206 1,407 1,449 1,541 1,764 1,876 1,932 2,254 2,412 2,814 2,898 3,082 3,283 3,381 4,221 4,508 4,623 5,628 5,796 6,164 6,566 6,762 8,442 9,246 9,849 10,143 10,787 13,132 13,524 13,869 16,884 18,492 19,698 20,286 21,574 27,738 29,547 32,361 39,396 40,572 43,148 55,476 59,094 64,722 75,509 97,083 118,188 129,444 151,018 194,166 226,527 302,036 388,332 453,054 679,581 906,108 1,359,162 and 2,718,324, with no remainder.

Since 2,718,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,718,324, 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).