Q: Is 2,379,864 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,379,864 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 2,379,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 19 24 34 38 51 57 68 76 102 114 136 152 204 228 307 323 408 456 614 646 921 969 1,228 1,292 1,842 1,938 2,456 2,584 3,684 3,876 5,219 5,833 7,368 7,752 10,438 11,666 15,657 17,499 20,876 23,332 31,314 34,998 41,752 46,664 62,628 69,996 99,161 125,256 139,992 198,322 297,483 396,644 594,966 793,288 1,189,932 and 2,379,864, with no remainder.

Since 2,379,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,379,864, 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).