Q: Is 2,398,464 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,398,464 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 2,398,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 128 144 192 216 256 288 347 384 432 576 694 768 864 1,041 1,152 1,388 1,728 2,082 2,304 2,776 3,123 3,456 4,164 5,552 6,246 6,912 8,328 9,369 11,104 12,492 16,656 18,738 22,208 24,984 33,312 37,476 44,416 49,968 66,624 74,952 88,832 99,936 133,248 149,904 199,872 266,496 299,808 399,744 599,616 799,488 1,199,232 and 2,398,464, with no remainder.

Since 2,398,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,398,464, 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).