Q: Is 2,465,904 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,465,904 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 2,465,904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 41 42 48 56 82 84 112 123 164 168 179 246 287 328 336 358 492 537 574 656 716 861 984 1,074 1,148 1,253 1,432 1,722 1,968 2,148 2,296 2,506 2,864 3,444 3,759 4,296 4,592 5,012 6,888 7,339 7,518 8,592 10,024 13,776 14,678 15,036 20,048 22,017 29,356 30,072 44,034 51,373 58,712 60,144 88,068 102,746 117,424 154,119 176,136 205,492 308,238 352,272 410,984 616,476 821,968 1,232,952 and 2,465,904, with no remainder.

Since 2,465,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,465,904, 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).