Q: Is 2,449,776 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,449,776 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 2,449,776 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 23 24 28 42 46 48 56 69 84 92 112 138 161 168 184 276 317 322 336 368 483 552 634 644 951 966 1,104 1,268 1,288 1,902 1,932 2,219 2,536 2,576 3,804 3,864 4,438 5,072 6,657 7,291 7,608 7,728 8,876 13,314 14,582 15,216 17,752 21,873 26,628 29,164 35,504 43,746 51,037 53,256 58,328 87,492 102,074 106,512 116,656 153,111 174,984 204,148 306,222 349,968 408,296 612,444 816,592 1,224,888 and 2,449,776, with no remainder.

Since 2,449,776 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,449,776, 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).