Q: Is 2,438,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,438,016 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 2,438,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 336 384 448 672 896 907 1,344 1,814 2,688 2,721 3,628 5,442 6,349 7,256 10,884 12,698 14,512 19,047 21,768 25,396 29,024 38,094 43,536 50,792 58,048 76,188 87,072 101,584 116,096 152,376 174,144 203,168 304,752 348,288 406,336 609,504 812,672 1,219,008 and 2,438,016, with no remainder.

Since 2,438,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,438,016, 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).