Q: Is 2,446,884 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,446,884 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 2,446,884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 37 44 66 74 99 111 132 148 167 198 222 333 334 396 407 444 501 666 668 814 1,002 1,221 1,332 1,503 1,628 1,837 2,004 2,442 3,006 3,663 3,674 4,884 5,511 6,012 6,179 7,326 7,348 11,022 12,358 14,652 16,533 18,537 22,044 24,716 33,066 37,074 55,611 66,132 67,969 74,148 111,222 135,938 203,907 222,444 271,876 407,814 611,721 815,628 1,223,442 and 2,446,884, with no remainder.

Since 2,446,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,446,884, 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).