Q: Is 2,482,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,482,304 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 2,482,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 41 43 44 64 82 86 88 128 164 172 176 328 344 352 451 473 656 688 704 902 946 1,312 1,376 1,408 1,763 1,804 1,892 2,624 2,752 3,526 3,608 3,784 5,248 5,504 7,052 7,216 7,568 14,104 14,432 15,136 19,393 28,208 28,864 30,272 38,786 56,416 57,728 60,544 77,572 112,832 155,144 225,664 310,288 620,576 1,241,152 and 2,482,304, with no remainder.

Since 2,482,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,482,304, 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).