Q: Is 2,461,716 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,461,716 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 2,461,716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 36 38 57 59 61 76 114 118 122 171 177 183 228 236 244 342 354 366 531 549 684 708 732 1,062 1,098 1,121 1,159 2,124 2,196 2,242 2,318 3,363 3,477 3,599 4,484 4,636 6,726 6,954 7,198 10,089 10,431 10,797 13,452 13,908 14,396 20,178 20,862 21,594 32,391 40,356 41,724 43,188 64,782 68,381 129,564 136,762 205,143 273,524 410,286 615,429 820,572 1,230,858 and 2,461,716, with no remainder.

Since 2,461,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,461,716, 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).