Q: Is 2,244,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,244,672 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 2,244,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 144 162 192 216 288 324 432 433 576 648 864 866 1,296 1,299 1,728 1,732 2,592 2,598 3,464 3,897 5,184 5,196 6,928 7,794 10,392 11,691 13,856 15,588 20,784 23,382 27,712 31,176 35,073 41,568 46,764 62,352 70,146 83,136 93,528 124,704 140,292 187,056 249,408 280,584 374,112 561,168 748,224 1,122,336 and 2,244,672, with no remainder.

Since 2,244,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,244,672, 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).