Q: Is 2,464,176 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,464,176 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 2,464,176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 16 22 24 26 33 39 44 48 52 66 78 88 104 132 143 156 176 208 264 286 312 359 429 528 572 624 718 858 1,077 1,144 1,436 1,716 2,154 2,288 2,872 3,432 3,949 4,308 4,667 5,744 6,864 7,898 8,616 9,334 11,847 14,001 15,796 17,232 18,668 23,694 28,002 31,592 37,336 47,388 51,337 56,004 63,184 74,672 94,776 102,674 112,008 154,011 189,552 205,348 224,016 308,022 410,696 616,044 821,392 1,232,088 and 2,464,176, with no remainder.

Since 2,464,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,464,176, 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).