Q: Is 2,406,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,406,624 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 2,406,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 43 44 48 53 66 86 88 96 106 129 132 159 172 176 212 258 264 318 344 352 424 473 516 528 583 636 688 848 946 1,032 1,056 1,166 1,272 1,376 1,419 1,696 1,749 1,892 2,064 2,279 2,332 2,544 2,838 3,498 3,784 4,128 4,558 4,664 5,088 5,676 6,837 6,996 7,568 9,116 9,328 11,352 13,674 13,992 15,136 18,232 18,656 22,704 25,069 27,348 27,984 36,464 45,408 50,138 54,696 55,968 72,928 75,207 100,276 109,392 150,414 200,552 218,784 300,828 401,104 601,656 802,208 1,203,312 and 2,406,624, with no remainder.

Since 2,406,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,406,624, 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).