Q: Is 2,374,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,374,512 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 2,374,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 37 42 48 56 74 84 111 112 148 168 191 222 259 296 336 382 444 518 573 592 764 777 888 1,036 1,146 1,337 1,528 1,554 1,776 2,072 2,292 2,674 3,056 3,108 4,011 4,144 4,584 5,348 6,216 7,067 8,022 9,168 10,696 12,432 14,134 16,044 21,201 21,392 28,268 32,088 42,402 49,469 56,536 64,176 84,804 98,938 113,072 148,407 169,608 197,876 296,814 339,216 395,752 593,628 791,504 1,187,256 and 2,374,512, with no remainder.

Since 2,374,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,374,512, 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).