Q: Is 2,473,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,473,056 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 2,473,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 31 32 36 48 62 72 93 96 124 144 186 248 277 279 288 372 496 554 558 744 831 992 1,108 1,116 1,488 1,662 2,216 2,232 2,493 2,976 3,324 4,432 4,464 4,986 6,648 8,587 8,864 8,928 9,972 13,296 17,174 19,944 25,761 26,592 34,348 39,888 51,522 68,696 77,283 79,776 103,044 137,392 154,566 206,088 274,784 309,132 412,176 618,264 824,352 1,236,528 and 2,473,056, with no remainder.

Since 2,473,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,473,056, 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).