Q: Is 2,440,044 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,440,044 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 2,440,044 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 27 34 36 51 54 68 81 102 108 153 162 204 306 324 443 459 612 886 918 1,329 1,377 1,772 1,836 2,658 2,754 3,987 5,316 5,508 7,531 7,974 11,961 15,062 15,948 22,593 23,922 30,124 35,883 45,186 47,844 67,779 71,766 90,372 135,558 143,532 203,337 271,116 406,674 610,011 813,348 1,220,022 and 2,440,044, with no remainder.

Since 2,440,044 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,440,044, 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).