Q: Is 2,436,336 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,436,336 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 2,436,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 504 1,008 2,417 4,834 7,251 9,668 14,502 16,919 19,336 21,753 29,004 33,838 38,672 43,506 50,757 58,008 67,676 87,012 101,514 116,016 135,352 152,271 174,024 203,028 270,704 304,542 348,048 406,056 609,084 812,112 1,218,168 and 2,436,336, with no remainder.

Since 2,436,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,436,336, 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).