Q: Is 2,737,464 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,737,464 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 2,737,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 167 334 501 668 683 1,002 1,336 1,366 2,004 2,049 2,732 4,008 4,098 5,464 8,196 16,392 114,061 228,122 342,183 456,244 684,366 912,488 1,368,732 and 2,737,464, with no remainder.

Since 2,737,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,737,464, 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).