Q: Is 2,408,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,408,744 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 2,408,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 19 23 26 38 46 52 53 76 92 104 106 152 184 212 247 299 424 437 494 598 689 874 988 1,007 1,196 1,219 1,378 1,748 1,976 2,014 2,392 2,438 2,756 3,496 4,028 4,876 5,512 5,681 8,056 9,752 11,362 13,091 15,847 22,724 23,161 26,182 31,694 45,448 46,322 52,364 63,388 92,644 104,728 126,776 185,288 301,093 602,186 1,204,372 and 2,408,744, with no remainder.

Since 2,408,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,408,744, 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).