Q: Is 2,744,196 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,744,196 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 2,744,196 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 39 42 49 52 78 84 91 98 147 156 182 196 273 294 359 364 546 588 637 718 1,077 1,092 1,274 1,436 1,911 2,154 2,513 2,548 3,822 4,308 4,667 5,026 7,539 7,644 9,334 10,052 14,001 15,078 17,591 18,668 28,002 30,156 32,669 35,182 52,773 56,004 65,338 70,364 98,007 105,546 130,676 196,014 211,092 228,683 392,028 457,366 686,049 914,732 1,372,098 and 2,744,196, with no remainder.

Since 2,744,196 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,744,196, 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).