Q: Is 2,740,864 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,740,864 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 2,740,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 19 23 28 32 38 46 49 56 64 76 92 98 112 128 133 152 161 184 196 224 266 304 322 368 392 437 448 532 608 644 736 784 874 896 931 1,064 1,127 1,216 1,288 1,472 1,568 1,748 1,862 2,128 2,254 2,432 2,576 2,944 3,059 3,136 3,496 3,724 4,256 4,508 5,152 6,118 6,272 6,992 7,448 8,512 9,016 10,304 12,236 13,984 14,896 17,024 18,032 20,608 21,413 24,472 27,968 29,792 36,064 42,826 48,944 55,936 59,584 72,128 85,652 97,888 119,168 144,256 171,304 195,776 342,608 391,552 685,216 1,370,432 and 2,740,864, with no remainder.

Since 2,740,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,740,864, 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).