Q: Is 2,775,006 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,775,006 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 2,775,006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 59 67 78 117 118 134 177 201 234 351 354 402 531 603 702 767 871 1,062 1,206 1,534 1,593 1,742 1,809 2,301 2,613 3,186 3,618 3,953 4,602 5,226 6,903 7,839 7,906 11,859 13,806 15,678 20,709 23,517 23,718 35,577 41,418 47,034 51,389 71,154 102,778 106,731 154,167 213,462 308,334 462,501 925,002 1,387,503 and 2,775,006, with no remainder.

Since 2,775,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,775,006, 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).