Q: Is 2,764,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,764,416 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 2,764,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 32 46 48 64 69 92 96 128 138 184 192 276 313 368 384 552 626 736 939 1,104 1,252 1,472 1,878 2,208 2,504 2,944 3,756 4,416 5,008 7,199 7,512 8,832 10,016 14,398 15,024 20,032 21,597 28,796 30,048 40,064 43,194 57,592 60,096 86,388 115,184 120,192 172,776 230,368 345,552 460,736 691,104 921,472 1,382,208 and 2,764,416, with no remainder.

Since 2,764,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,764,416, 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).