Q: Is 2,784,474 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,784,474 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 2,784,474 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 33 41 42 49 63 66 77 82 98 99 123 126 147 154 198 231 246 287 294 343 369 441 451 462 539 574 686 693 738 861 882 902 1,029 1,078 1,353 1,386 1,617 1,722 2,009 2,058 2,583 2,706 3,087 3,157 3,234 3,773 4,018 4,059 4,851 5,166 6,027 6,174 6,314 7,546 8,118 9,471 9,702 11,319 12,054 14,063 18,081 18,942 22,099 22,638 28,126 28,413 33,957 36,162 42,189 44,198 56,826 66,297 67,914 84,378 126,567 132,594 154,693 198,891 253,134 309,386 397,782 464,079 928,158 1,392,237 and 2,784,474, with no remainder.

Since 2,784,474 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,784,474, 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).