Q: Is 2,390,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,390,808 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 2,390,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 19 21 24 28 38 42 49 56 57 76 84 98 107 114 133 147 152 168 196 214 228 266 294 321 392 399 428 456 532 588 642 749 798 856 931 1,064 1,176 1,284 1,498 1,596 1,862 2,033 2,247 2,568 2,793 2,996 3,192 3,724 4,066 4,494 5,243 5,586 5,992 6,099 7,448 8,132 8,988 10,486 11,172 12,198 14,231 15,729 16,264 17,976 20,972 22,344 24,396 28,462 31,458 41,944 42,693 48,792 56,924 62,916 85,386 99,617 113,848 125,832 170,772 199,234 298,851 341,544 398,468 597,702 796,936 1,195,404 and 2,390,808, with no remainder.

Since 2,390,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,390,808, 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).