Q: Is 2,624,484 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,624,484 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 2,624,484 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 37 46 69 74 92 111 138 148 222 257 276 444 514 771 851 1,028 1,542 1,702 2,553 3,084 3,404 5,106 5,911 9,509 10,212 11,822 17,733 19,018 23,644 28,527 35,466 38,036 57,054 70,932 114,108 218,707 437,414 656,121 874,828 1,312,242 and 2,624,484, with no remainder.

Since 2,624,484 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,624,484, 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).