Q: Is 2,432,664 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,432,664 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 2,432,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 23 24 26 36 39 46 52 69 72 78 92 104 113 117 138 156 184 207 226 234 276 299 312 339 414 452 468 552 598 678 828 897 904 936 1,017 1,196 1,356 1,469 1,656 1,794 2,034 2,392 2,599 2,691 2,712 2,938 3,588 4,068 4,407 5,198 5,382 5,876 7,176 7,797 8,136 8,814 10,396 10,764 11,752 13,221 15,594 17,628 20,792 21,528 23,391 26,442 31,188 33,787 35,256 46,782 52,884 62,376 67,574 93,564 101,361 105,768 135,148 187,128 202,722 270,296 304,083 405,444 608,166 810,888 1,216,332 and 2,432,664, with no remainder.

Since 2,432,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,432,664, 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).