Q: Is 2,430,324 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,430,324 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 2,430,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 39 52 54 78 81 108 117 156 162 234 324 351 468 577 702 1,053 1,154 1,404 1,731 2,106 2,308 3,462 4,212 5,193 6,924 7,501 10,386 15,002 15,579 20,772 22,503 30,004 31,158 45,006 46,737 62,316 67,509 90,012 93,474 135,018 186,948 202,527 270,036 405,054 607,581 810,108 1,215,162 and 2,430,324, with no remainder.

Since 2,430,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,430,324, 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).