Q: Is 2,906,442 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,906,442 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 2,906,442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 27 33 42 54 63 66 77 81 99 126 154 162 189 198 231 233 297 378 462 466 567 594 693 699 891 1,134 1,386 1,398 1,631 1,782 2,079 2,097 2,563 3,262 4,158 4,194 4,893 5,126 6,237 6,291 7,689 9,786 12,474 12,582 14,679 15,378 17,941 18,873 23,067 29,358 35,882 37,746 44,037 46,134 53,823 69,201 88,074 107,646 132,111 138,402 161,469 207,603 264,222 322,938 415,206 484,407 968,814 1,453,221 and 2,906,442, with no remainder.

Since 2,906,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,906,442, 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).