Q: Is 2,767,644 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,767,644 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 2,767,644 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 29 33 36 44 58 66 87 99 116 132 174 198 241 261 319 348 396 482 522 638 723 957 964 1,044 1,276 1,446 1,914 2,169 2,651 2,871 2,892 3,828 4,338 5,302 5,742 6,989 7,953 8,676 10,604 11,484 13,978 15,906 20,967 23,859 27,956 31,812 41,934 47,718 62,901 76,879 83,868 95,436 125,802 153,758 230,637 251,604 307,516 461,274 691,911 922,548 1,383,822 and 2,767,644, with no remainder.

Since 2,767,644 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,767,644, 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).