Q: Is 2,378,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,378,448 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 2,378,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 83 144 166 199 249 332 398 498 597 664 747 796 996 1,194 1,328 1,494 1,592 1,791 1,992 2,388 2,988 3,184 3,582 3,984 4,776 5,976 7,164 9,552 11,952 14,328 16,517 28,656 33,034 49,551 66,068 99,102 132,136 148,653 198,204 264,272 297,306 396,408 594,612 792,816 1,189,224 and 2,378,448, with no remainder.

Since 2,378,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,378,448, 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).