Q: Is 2,475,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,475,624 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 2,475,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 57 61 76 89 114 122 152 178 183 228 244 267 356 366 456 488 534 712 732 1,068 1,159 1,464 1,691 2,136 2,318 3,382 3,477 4,636 5,073 5,429 6,764 6,954 9,272 10,146 10,858 13,528 13,908 16,287 20,292 21,716 27,816 32,574 40,584 43,432 65,148 103,151 130,296 206,302 309,453 412,604 618,906 825,208 1,237,812 and 2,475,624, with no remainder.

Since 2,475,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,475,624, 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).