Q: Is 2,829,414 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,829,414 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 2,829,414 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 29 42 46 58 69 87 101 138 161 174 202 203 303 322 406 483 606 609 667 707 966 1,218 1,334 1,414 2,001 2,121 2,323 2,929 4,002 4,242 4,646 4,669 5,858 6,969 8,787 9,338 13,938 14,007 16,261 17,574 20,503 28,014 32,522 41,006 48,783 61,509 67,367 97,566 123,018 134,734 202,101 404,202 471,569 943,138 1,414,707 and 2,829,414, with no remainder.

Since 2,829,414 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,829,414, 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).