Q: Is 2,444,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,444,808 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 2,444,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 43 46 69 86 92 103 129 138 172 184 206 258 276 309 344 412 516 552 618 824 989 1,032 1,236 1,978 2,369 2,472 2,967 3,956 4,429 4,738 5,934 7,107 7,912 8,858 9,476 11,868 13,287 14,214 17,716 18,952 23,736 26,574 28,428 35,432 53,148 56,856 101,867 106,296 203,734 305,601 407,468 611,202 814,936 1,222,404 and 2,444,808, with no remainder.

Since 2,444,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,444,808, 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).