Q: Is 2,794,902 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,794,902 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 2,794,902 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 17 22 33 34 47 51 53 66 94 102 106 141 159 187 282 318 374 517 561 583 799 901 1,034 1,122 1,166 1,551 1,598 1,749 1,802 2,397 2,491 2,703 3,102 3,498 4,794 4,982 5,406 7,473 8,789 9,911 14,946 17,578 19,822 26,367 27,401 29,733 42,347 52,734 54,802 59,466 82,203 84,694 127,041 164,406 254,082 465,817 931,634 1,397,451 and 2,794,902, with no remainder.

Since 2,794,902 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,794,902, 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).