Q: Is 2,663,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,663,424 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 2,663,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 32 34 36 48 51 64 68 72 96 102 128 136 144 153 192 204 256 272 288 289 306 384 408 512 544 576 578 612 768 816 867 1,024 1,088 1,152 1,156 1,224 1,536 1,632 1,734 2,176 2,304 2,312 2,448 2,601 3,072 3,264 3,468 4,352 4,608 4,624 4,896 5,202 6,528 6,936 8,704 9,216 9,248 9,792 10,404 13,056 13,872 17,408 18,496 19,584 20,808 26,112 27,744 36,992 39,168 41,616 52,224 55,488 73,984 78,336 83,232 110,976 147,968 156,672 166,464 221,952 295,936 332,928 443,904 665,856 887,808 1,331,712 and 2,663,424, with no remainder.

Since 2,663,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,663,424, 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).