Q: Is 2,424,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,424,072 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 2,424,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 47 56 84 94 141 168 188 282 307 329 376 564 614 658 921 987 1,128 1,228 1,316 1,842 1,974 2,149 2,456 2,632 3,684 3,948 4,298 6,447 7,368 7,896 8,596 12,894 14,429 17,192 25,788 28,858 43,287 51,576 57,716 86,574 101,003 115,432 173,148 202,006 303,009 346,296 404,012 606,018 808,024 1,212,036 and 2,424,072, with no remainder.

Since 2,424,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,424,072, 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).