Q: Is 2,744,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,744,460 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 2,744,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 79 90 158 180 193 237 316 386 395 474 579 711 772 790 948 965 1,158 1,185 1,422 1,580 1,737 1,930 2,316 2,370 2,844 2,895 3,474 3,555 3,860 4,740 5,790 6,948 7,110 8,685 11,580 14,220 15,247 17,370 30,494 34,740 45,741 60,988 76,235 91,482 137,223 152,470 182,964 228,705 274,446 304,940 457,410 548,892 686,115 914,820 1,372,230 and 2,744,460, with no remainder.

Since 2,744,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,744,460, 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).