Q: Is 2,431,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,431,104 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 2,431,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 64 78 96 104 128 156 192 208 312 384 416 487 624 832 974 1,248 1,461 1,664 1,948 2,496 2,922 3,896 4,992 5,844 6,331 7,792 11,688 12,662 15,584 18,993 23,376 25,324 31,168 37,986 46,752 50,648 62,336 75,972 93,504 101,296 151,944 187,008 202,592 303,888 405,184 607,776 810,368 1,215,552 and 2,431,104, with no remainder.

Since 2,431,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,431,104, 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).