Q: Is 2,783,046 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,783,046 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 2,783,046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 42 43 46 67 69 86 129 134 138 161 201 258 301 322 402 469 483 602 903 938 966 989 1,407 1,541 1,806 1,978 2,814 2,881 2,967 3,082 4,623 5,762 5,934 6,923 8,643 9,246 10,787 13,846 17,286 20,167 20,769 21,574 32,361 40,334 41,538 60,501 64,722 66,263 121,002 132,526 198,789 397,578 463,841 927,682 1,391,523 and 2,783,046, with no remainder.

Since 2,783,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,783,046, 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).