Q: Is 2,497,404 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,497,404 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 2,497,404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 39 42 52 78 84 91 156 182 273 364 546 1,092 2,287 4,574 6,861 9,148 13,722 16,009 27,444 29,731 32,018 48,027 59,462 64,036 89,193 96,054 118,924 178,386 192,108 208,117 356,772 416,234 624,351 832,468 1,248,702 and 2,497,404, with no remainder.

Since 2,497,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,497,404, 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).