Q: Is 2,417,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,417,472 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 2,417,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 144 192 216 288 432 576 864 1,399 1,728 2,798 4,197 5,596 8,394 11,192 12,591 16,788 22,384 25,182 33,576 37,773 44,768 50,364 67,152 75,546 89,536 100,728 134,304 151,092 201,456 268,608 302,184 402,912 604,368 805,824 1,208,736 and 2,417,472, with no remainder.

Since 2,417,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,417,472, 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).