Q: Is 2,926,014 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,926,014 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 2,926,014 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 23 26 39 42 46 69 78 91 138 161 182 233 273 299 322 466 483 546 598 699 897 966 1,398 1,631 1,794 2,093 3,029 3,262 4,186 4,893 5,359 6,058 6,279 9,087 9,786 10,718 12,558 16,077 18,174 21,203 32,154 37,513 42,406 63,609 69,667 75,026 112,539 127,218 139,334 209,001 225,078 418,002 487,669 975,338 1,463,007 and 2,926,014, with no remainder.

Since 2,926,014 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,926,014, 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).