Q: Is 2,248,704 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,248,704 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 2,248,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 61 64 72 96 122 128 144 183 192 244 256 288 366 384 488 512 549 576 732 768 976 1,024 1,098 1,152 1,464 1,536 1,952 2,048 2,196 2,304 2,928 3,072 3,904 4,096 4,392 4,608 5,856 6,144 7,808 8,784 9,216 11,712 12,288 15,616 17,568 18,432 23,424 31,232 35,136 36,864 46,848 62,464 70,272 93,696 124,928 140,544 187,392 249,856 281,088 374,784 562,176 749,568 1,124,352 and 2,248,704, with no remainder.

Since 2,248,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,248,704, 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).