Q: Is 2,924,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,924,416 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 2,924,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 31 32 44 62 64 67 88 124 128 134 176 248 268 341 352 496 536 682 704 737 992 1,072 1,364 1,408 1,474 1,984 2,077 2,144 2,728 2,948 3,968 4,154 4,288 5,456 5,896 8,308 8,576 10,912 11,792 16,616 21,824 22,847 23,584 33,232 43,648 45,694 47,168 66,464 91,388 94,336 132,928 182,776 265,856 365,552 731,104 1,462,208 and 2,924,416, with no remainder.

Since 2,924,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,924,416, 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).