Q: Is 2,446,848 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,446,848 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 2,446,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 59 64 72 81 96 108 118 128 144 162 177 192 216 236 256 288 324 354 384 432 472 512 531 576 648 708 768 864 944 1,062 1,152 1,296 1,416 1,536 1,593 1,728 1,888 2,124 2,304 2,592 2,832 3,186 3,456 3,776 4,248 4,608 4,779 5,184 5,664 6,372 6,912 7,552 8,496 9,558 10,368 11,328 12,744 13,824 15,104 16,992 19,116 20,736 22,656 25,488 30,208 33,984 38,232 41,472 45,312 50,976 67,968 76,464 90,624 101,952 135,936 152,928 203,904 271,872 305,856 407,808 611,712 815,616 1,223,424 and 2,446,848, with no remainder.

Since 2,446,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,446,848, 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).