Q: Is 2,734,776 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,734,776 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 2,734,776 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 54 66 72 88 99 108 132 198 216 264 297 396 594 792 1,151 1,188 2,302 2,376 3,453 4,604 6,906 9,208 10,359 12,661 13,812 20,718 25,322 27,624 31,077 37,983 41,436 50,644 62,154 75,966 82,872 101,288 113,949 124,308 151,932 227,898 248,616 303,864 341,847 455,796 683,694 911,592 1,367,388 and 2,734,776, with no remainder.

Since 2,734,776 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,734,776, 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).