Q: Is 2,394,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,394,072 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 2,394,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 41 72 82 123 164 246 328 369 492 738 811 984 1,476 1,622 2,433 2,952 3,244 4,866 6,488 7,299 9,732 14,598 19,464 29,196 33,251 58,392 66,502 99,753 133,004 199,506 266,008 299,259 399,012 598,518 798,024 1,197,036 and 2,394,072, with no remainder.

Since 2,394,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,394,072, 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).