Q: Is 2,412,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,412,368 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 2,412,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 28 34 49 56 68 98 112 119 136 181 196 238 272 362 392 476 724 784 833 952 1,267 1,448 1,666 1,904 2,534 2,896 3,077 3,332 5,068 6,154 6,664 8,869 10,136 12,308 13,328 17,738 20,272 21,539 24,616 35,476 43,078 49,232 70,952 86,156 141,904 150,773 172,312 301,546 344,624 603,092 1,206,184 and 2,412,368, with no remainder.

Since 2,412,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,412,368, 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).