Q: Is 2,741,046 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,741,046 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 2,741,046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 17 21 22 33 34 42 51 66 77 102 119 154 187 231 238 349 357 374 462 561 698 714 1,047 1,122 1,309 2,094 2,443 2,618 3,839 3,927 4,886 5,933 7,329 7,678 7,854 11,517 11,866 14,658 17,799 23,034 26,873 35,598 41,531 53,746 65,263 80,619 83,062 124,593 130,526 161,238 195,789 249,186 391,578 456,841 913,682 1,370,523 and 2,741,046, with no remainder.

Since 2,741,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,741,046, 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).