Q: Is 2,402,208 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,402,208 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 2,402,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 32 36 38 48 57 72 76 96 114 144 152 171 228 288 304 342 439 456 608 684 878 912 1,317 1,368 1,756 1,824 2,634 2,736 3,512 3,951 5,268 5,472 7,024 7,902 8,341 10,536 14,048 15,804 16,682 21,072 25,023 31,608 33,364 42,144 50,046 63,216 66,728 75,069 100,092 126,432 133,456 150,138 200,184 266,912 300,276 400,368 600,552 800,736 1,201,104 and 2,402,208, with no remainder.

Since 2,402,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,402,208, 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).