Q: Is 2,464,704 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,464,704 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 2,464,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 32 33 36 44 48 64 66 72 88 96 99 132 144 176 192 198 264 288 352 389 396 528 576 704 778 792 1,056 1,167 1,556 1,584 2,112 2,334 3,112 3,168 3,501 4,279 4,668 6,224 6,336 7,002 8,558 9,336 12,448 12,837 14,004 17,116 18,672 24,896 25,674 28,008 34,232 37,344 38,511 51,348 56,016 68,464 74,688 77,022 102,696 112,032 136,928 154,044 205,392 224,064 273,856 308,088 410,784 616,176 821,568 1,232,352 and 2,464,704, with no remainder.

Since 2,464,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,464,704, 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).