Q: Is 2,418,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,418,444 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 2,418,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 49 54 63 84 98 108 126 147 189 196 252 294 378 441 457 588 756 882 914 1,323 1,371 1,764 1,828 2,646 2,742 3,199 4,113 5,292 5,484 6,398 8,226 9,597 12,339 12,796 16,452 19,194 22,393 24,678 28,791 38,388 44,786 49,356 57,582 67,179 86,373 89,572 115,164 134,358 172,746 201,537 268,716 345,492 403,074 604,611 806,148 1,209,222 and 2,418,444, with no remainder.

Since 2,418,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,418,444, 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).