Q: Is 2,455,296 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,455,296 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 2,455,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 32 46 48 64 69 92 96 128 138 139 184 192 256 276 278 368 384 417 552 556 736 768 834 1,104 1,112 1,472 1,668 2,208 2,224 2,944 3,197 3,336 4,416 4,448 5,888 6,394 6,672 8,832 8,896 9,591 12,788 13,344 17,664 17,792 19,182 25,576 26,688 35,584 38,364 51,152 53,376 76,728 102,304 106,752 153,456 204,608 306,912 409,216 613,824 818,432 1,227,648 and 2,455,296, with no remainder.

Since 2,455,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,455,296, 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).