Q: Is 2,484,552 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,484,552 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 2,484,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 23 24 28 42 46 56 69 84 92 138 161 168 184 276 322 483 552 643 644 966 1,286 1,288 1,929 1,932 2,572 3,858 3,864 4,501 5,144 7,716 9,002 13,503 14,789 15,432 18,004 27,006 29,578 36,008 44,367 54,012 59,156 88,734 103,523 108,024 118,312 177,468 207,046 310,569 354,936 414,092 621,138 828,184 1,242,276 and 2,484,552, with no remainder.

Since 2,484,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,484,552, 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).