Q: Is 2,379,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,379,048 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 2,379,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 17 21 24 28 34 42 49 51 56 68 84 98 102 119 136 147 168 196 204 238 289 294 343 357 392 408 476 578 588 686 714 833 867 952 1,029 1,156 1,176 1,372 1,428 1,666 1,734 2,023 2,058 2,312 2,499 2,744 2,856 3,332 3,468 4,046 4,116 4,998 5,831 6,069 6,664 6,936 8,092 8,232 9,996 11,662 12,138 14,161 16,184 17,493 19,992 23,324 24,276 28,322 34,986 42,483 46,648 48,552 56,644 69,972 84,966 99,127 113,288 139,944 169,932 198,254 297,381 339,864 396,508 594,762 793,016 1,189,524 and 2,379,048, with no remainder.

Since 2,379,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,379,048, 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).