Q: Is 2,474,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,474,112 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 2,474,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 32 34 48 51 64 68 96 102 128 136 192 204 272 379 384 408 544 758 816 1,088 1,137 1,516 1,632 2,176 2,274 3,032 3,264 4,548 6,064 6,443 6,528 9,096 12,128 12,886 18,192 19,329 24,256 25,772 36,384 38,658 48,512 51,544 72,768 77,316 103,088 145,536 154,632 206,176 309,264 412,352 618,528 824,704 1,237,056 and 2,474,112, with no remainder.

Since 2,474,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,474,112, 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).