Q: Is 2,478,696 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,478,696 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 2,478,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 41 44 66 82 88 123 132 164 229 246 264 328 451 458 492 687 902 916 984 1,353 1,374 1,804 1,832 2,519 2,706 2,748 3,608 5,038 5,412 5,496 7,557 9,389 10,076 10,824 15,114 18,778 20,152 28,167 30,228 37,556 56,334 60,456 75,112 103,279 112,668 206,558 225,336 309,837 413,116 619,674 826,232 1,239,348 and 2,478,696, with no remainder.

Since 2,478,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,478,696, 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).