Q: Is 2,448,765 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,448,765 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 2,448,765 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 17 27 33 45 51 55 85 97 99 135 153 165 187 255 291 297 459 485 495 561 765 873 935 1,067 1,455 1,485 1,649 1,683 2,295 2,619 2,805 3,201 4,365 4,947 5,049 5,335 8,245 8,415 9,603 13,095 14,841 16,005 18,139 24,735 25,245 28,809 44,523 48,015 54,417 74,205 90,695 144,045 163,251 222,615 272,085 489,753 816,255 and 2,448,765, with no remainder.

Since 2,448,765 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,448,765, 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).