Q: Is 2,432,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,432,304 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 2,432,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 19 21 24 28 36 38 42 48 56 57 63 72 76 84 112 114 126 127 133 144 152 168 171 228 252 254 266 304 336 342 381 399 456 504 508 532 684 762 798 889 912 1,008 1,016 1,064 1,143 1,197 1,368 1,524 1,596 1,778 2,032 2,128 2,286 2,394 2,413 2,667 2,736 3,048 3,192 3,556 4,572 4,788 4,826 5,334 6,096 6,384 7,112 7,239 8,001 9,144 9,576 9,652 10,668 14,224 14,478 16,002 16,891 18,288 19,152 19,304 21,336 21,717 28,956 32,004 33,782 38,608 42,672 43,434 50,673 57,912 64,008 67,564 86,868 101,346 115,824 128,016 135,128 152,019 173,736 202,692 270,256 304,038 347,472 405,384 608,076 810,768 1,216,152 and 2,432,304, with no remainder.

Since 2,432,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,432,304, 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).