Q: Is 2,660,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,660,424 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 2,660,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 312 8,527 17,054 25,581 34,108 51,162 68,216 102,324 110,851 204,648 221,702 332,553 443,404 665,106 886,808 1,330,212 and 2,660,424, with no remainder.

Since 2,660,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,660,424, 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).