Q: Is 2,489,592 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,489,592 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 2,489,592 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 29 42 49 56 58 73 84 87 98 116 146 147 168 174 196 203 219 232 292 294 348 392 406 438 511 584 588 609 696 812 876 1,022 1,176 1,218 1,421 1,533 1,624 1,752 2,044 2,117 2,436 2,842 3,066 3,577 4,088 4,234 4,263 4,872 5,684 6,132 6,351 7,154 8,468 8,526 10,731 11,368 12,264 12,702 14,308 14,819 16,936 17,052 21,462 25,404 28,616 29,638 34,104 42,924 44,457 50,808 59,276 85,848 88,914 103,733 118,552 177,828 207,466 311,199 355,656 414,932 622,398 829,864 1,244,796 and 2,489,592, with no remainder.

Since 2,489,592 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,489,592, 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).