Q: Is 2,669,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,669,472 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 2,669,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 23 24 26 31 32 36 39 46 48 52 62 69 72 78 92 93 96 104 117 124 138 144 156 184 186 207 208 234 248 276 279 288 299 312 368 372 403 414 416 468 496 552 558 598 624 713 736 744 806 828 897 936 992 1,104 1,116 1,196 1,209 1,248 1,426 1,488 1,612 1,656 1,794 1,872 2,139 2,208 2,232 2,392 2,418 2,691 2,852 2,976 3,224 3,312 3,588 3,627 3,744 4,278 4,464 4,784 4,836 5,382 5,704 6,417 6,448 6,624 7,176 7,254 8,556 8,928 9,269 9,568 9,672 10,764 11,408 12,834 12,896 14,352 14,508 17,112 18,538 19,344 21,528 22,816 25,668 27,807 28,704 29,016 34,224 37,076 38,688 43,056 51,336 55,614 58,032 68,448 74,152 83,421 86,112 102,672 111,228 116,064 148,304 166,842 205,344 222,456 296,608 333,684 444,912 667,368 889,824 1,334,736 and 2,669,472, with no remainder.

Since 2,669,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,669,472, 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).