Q: Is 2,324,118 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,324,118 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 2,324,118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 29 37 38 57 58 74 87 111 114 174 222 361 551 703 722 1,073 1,083 1,102 1,406 1,653 2,109 2,146 2,166 3,219 3,306 4,218 6,438 10,469 13,357 20,387 20,938 26,714 31,407 40,071 40,774 61,161 62,814 80,142 122,322 387,353 774,706 1,162,059 and 2,324,118, with no remainder.

Since 2,324,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,324,118, 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).