Q: Is 2,417,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,417,376 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 2,417,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 78 96 104 149 156 169 208 298 312 338 416 447 507 596 624 676 894 1,014 1,192 1,248 1,352 1,788 1,937 2,028 2,384 2,704 3,576 3,874 4,056 4,768 5,408 5,811 7,152 7,748 8,112 11,622 14,304 15,496 16,224 23,244 25,181 30,992 46,488 50,362 61,984 75,543 92,976 100,724 151,086 185,952 201,448 302,172 402,896 604,344 805,792 1,208,688 and 2,417,376, with no remainder.

Since 2,417,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,417,376, 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).