Q: Is 2,442,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,442,888 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 2,442,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 37 42 56 63 72 74 84 111 126 131 148 168 222 252 259 262 296 333 393 444 504 518 524 666 777 786 888 917 1,036 1,048 1,179 1,332 1,554 1,572 1,834 2,072 2,331 2,358 2,664 2,751 3,108 3,144 3,668 4,662 4,716 4,847 5,502 6,216 7,336 8,253 9,324 9,432 9,694 11,004 14,541 16,506 18,648 19,388 22,008 29,082 33,012 33,929 38,776 43,623 58,164 66,024 67,858 87,246 101,787 116,328 135,716 174,492 203,574 271,432 305,361 348,984 407,148 610,722 814,296 1,221,444 and 2,442,888, with no remainder.

Since 2,442,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,442,888, 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).