Q: Is 2,241,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,241,624 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 2,241,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 56 66 77 84 88 132 154 168 231 264 308 462 616 924 1,213 1,848 2,426 3,639 4,852 7,278 8,491 9,704 13,343 14,556 16,982 25,473 26,686 29,112 33,964 40,029 50,946 53,372 67,928 80,058 93,401 101,892 106,744 160,116 186,802 203,784 280,203 320,232 373,604 560,406 747,208 1,120,812 and 2,241,624, with no remainder.

Since 2,241,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,241,624, 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).