Q: Is 2,498,664 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,498,664 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 2,498,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 107 139 168 214 278 321 417 428 556 642 749 834 856 973 1,112 1,284 1,498 1,668 1,946 2,247 2,568 2,919 2,996 3,336 3,892 4,494 5,838 5,992 7,784 8,988 11,676 14,873 17,976 23,352 29,746 44,619 59,492 89,238 104,111 118,984 178,476 208,222 312,333 356,952 416,444 624,666 832,888 1,249,332 and 2,498,664, with no remainder.

Since 2,498,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,498,664, 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).