Q: Is 2,464,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,464,072 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 2,464,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 19 26 29 38 43 52 58 76 86 104 116 152 172 232 247 344 377 494 551 559 754 817 988 1,102 1,118 1,247 1,508 1,634 1,976 2,204 2,236 2,494 3,016 3,268 4,408 4,472 4,988 6,536 7,163 9,976 10,621 14,326 16,211 21,242 23,693 28,652 32,422 42,484 47,386 57,304 64,844 84,968 94,772 129,688 189,544 308,009 616,018 1,232,036 and 2,464,072, with no remainder.

Since 2,464,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,464,072, 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).