Q: Is 2,440,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,440,872 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 2,440,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 29 36 42 56 58 63 72 84 87 116 126 167 168 174 203 232 252 261 334 348 406 501 504 522 609 668 696 812 1,002 1,044 1,169 1,218 1,336 1,503 1,624 1,827 2,004 2,088 2,338 2,436 3,006 3,507 3,654 4,008 4,676 4,843 4,872 6,012 7,014 7,308 9,352 9,686 10,521 12,024 14,028 14,529 14,616 19,372 21,042 28,056 29,058 33,901 38,744 42,084 43,587 58,116 67,802 84,168 87,174 101,703 116,232 135,604 174,348 203,406 271,208 305,109 348,696 406,812 610,218 813,624 1,220,436 and 2,440,872, with no remainder.

Since 2,440,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,440,872, 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).