Q: Is 2,436,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,436,104 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 2,436,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 19 22 31 38 44 47 62 76 88 94 124 152 188 209 248 341 376 418 517 589 682 836 893 1,034 1,178 1,364 1,457 1,672 1,786 2,068 2,356 2,728 2,914 3,572 4,136 4,712 5,828 6,479 7,144 9,823 11,656 12,958 16,027 19,646 25,916 27,683 32,054 39,292 51,832 55,366 64,108 78,584 110,732 128,216 221,464 304,513 609,026 1,218,052 and 2,436,104, with no remainder.

Since 2,436,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,436,104, 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).