Q: Is 2,624,664 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,624,664 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 2,624,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 17 21 24 28 34 42 51 56 68 84 102 119 136 168 204 238 357 408 476 714 919 952 1,428 1,838 2,757 2,856 3,676 5,514 6,433 7,352 11,028 12,866 15,623 19,299 22,056 25,732 31,246 38,598 46,869 51,464 62,492 77,196 93,738 109,361 124,984 154,392 187,476 218,722 328,083 374,952 437,444 656,166 874,888 1,312,332 and 2,624,664, with no remainder.

Since 2,624,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,624,664, 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).