Q: Is 2,746,392 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,746,392 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 2,746,392 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 101 103 132 202 206 264 303 309 404 412 606 618 808 824 1,111 1,133 1,212 1,236 2,222 2,266 2,424 2,472 3,333 3,399 4,444 4,532 6,666 6,798 8,888 9,064 10,403 13,332 13,596 20,806 26,664 27,192 31,209 41,612 62,418 83,224 114,433 124,836 228,866 249,672 343,299 457,732 686,598 915,464 1,373,196 and 2,746,392, with no remainder.

Since 2,746,392 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,746,392, 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).