Q: Is 2,537,244 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,537,244 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 2,537,244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 41 54 81 82 108 123 162 164 191 246 324 369 382 492 573 738 764 1,107 1,146 1,476 1,719 2,214 2,292 3,321 3,438 4,428 5,157 6,642 6,876 7,831 10,314 13,284 15,471 15,662 20,628 23,493 30,942 31,324 46,986 61,884 70,479 93,972 140,958 211,437 281,916 422,874 634,311 845,748 1,268,622 and 2,537,244, with no remainder.

Since 2,537,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,537,244, 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).