Q: Is 2,534,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,534,672 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 2,534,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 49 53 56 61 98 106 112 122 196 212 244 371 392 424 427 488 742 784 848 854 976 1,484 1,708 2,597 2,968 2,989 3,233 3,416 5,194 5,936 5,978 6,466 6,832 10,388 11,956 12,932 20,776 22,631 23,912 25,864 41,552 45,262 47,824 51,728 90,524 158,417 181,048 316,834 362,096 633,668 1,267,336 and 2,534,672, with no remainder.

Since 2,534,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,534,672, 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).