Q: Is 2,946,944 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,946,944 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 2,946,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 13 14 16 22 23 26 28 32 44 46 52 56 64 77 88 91 92 104 112 128 143 154 161 176 182 184 208 224 253 286 299 308 322 352 364 368 416 448 506 572 598 616 644 704 728 736 832 896 1,001 1,012 1,144 1,196 1,232 1,288 1,408 1,456 1,472 1,664 1,771 2,002 2,024 2,093 2,288 2,392 2,464 2,576 2,912 2,944 3,289 3,542 4,004 4,048 4,186 4,576 4,784 4,928 5,152 5,824 6,578 7,084 8,008 8,096 8,372 9,152 9,568 9,856 10,304 11,648 13,156 14,168 16,016 16,192 16,744 18,304 19,136 20,608 23,023 26,312 28,336 32,032 32,384 33,488 38,272 46,046 52,624 56,672 64,064 66,976 92,092 105,248 113,344 128,128 133,952 184,184 210,496 226,688 267,904 368,368 420,992 736,736 1,473,472 and 2,946,944, with no remainder.

Since 2,946,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,946,944, 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).