Q: Is 2,744,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,744,808 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 2,744,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 37 44 66 74 88 111 132 148 222 264 281 296 407 444 562 814 843 888 1,124 1,221 1,628 1,686 2,248 2,442 3,091 3,256 3,372 4,884 6,182 6,744 9,273 9,768 10,397 12,364 18,546 20,794 24,728 31,191 37,092 41,588 62,382 74,184 83,176 114,367 124,764 228,734 249,528 343,101 457,468 686,202 914,936 1,372,404 and 2,744,808, with no remainder.

Since 2,744,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,744,808, 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).