Q: Is 2,624,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,624,616 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 2,624,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 29 36 54 58 72 87 108 116 174 216 232 261 348 419 522 696 783 838 1,044 1,257 1,566 1,676 2,088 2,514 3,132 3,352 3,771 5,028 6,264 7,542 10,056 11,313 12,151 15,084 22,626 24,302 30,168 36,453 45,252 48,604 72,906 90,504 97,208 109,359 145,812 218,718 291,624 328,077 437,436 656,154 874,872 1,312,308 and 2,624,616, with no remainder.

Since 2,624,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,624,616, 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).