Q: Is 2,474,496 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,474,496 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 2,474,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 128 144 179 192 216 256 288 358 384 432 512 537 576 716 768 864 1,074 1,152 1,432 1,536 1,611 1,728 2,148 2,304 2,864 3,222 3,456 4,296 4,608 4,833 5,728 6,444 6,912 8,592 9,666 11,456 12,888 13,824 17,184 19,332 22,912 25,776 34,368 38,664 45,824 51,552 68,736 77,328 91,648 103,104 137,472 154,656 206,208 274,944 309,312 412,416 618,624 824,832 1,237,248 and 2,474,496, with no remainder.

Since 2,474,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,474,496, 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).