Q: Is 2,408,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,408,448 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 2,408,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 64 84 96 98 112 128 147 168 192 196 224 256 294 336 384 392 448 512 588 672 768 784 896 1,024 1,176 1,344 1,536 1,568 1,792 2,048 2,352 2,688 3,072 3,136 3,584 4,096 4,704 5,376 6,144 6,272 7,168 8,192 9,408 10,752 12,288 12,544 14,336 16,384 18,816 21,504 24,576 25,088 28,672 37,632 43,008 49,152 50,176 57,344 75,264 86,016 100,352 114,688 150,528 172,032 200,704 301,056 344,064 401,408 602,112 802,816 1,204,224 and 2,408,448, with no remainder.

Since 2,408,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,408,448, 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).