Q: Is 2,966,436 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,966,436 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 2,966,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 99 108 121 132 198 227 242 297 363 396 454 484 594 681 726 908 1,089 1,188 1,362 1,452 2,043 2,178 2,497 2,724 3,267 4,086 4,356 4,994 6,129 6,534 7,491 8,172 9,988 12,258 13,068 14,982 22,473 24,516 27,467 29,964 44,946 54,934 67,419 82,401 89,892 109,868 134,838 164,802 247,203 269,676 329,604 494,406 741,609 988,812 1,483,218 and 2,966,436, with no remainder.

Since 2,966,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,966,436, 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).