Q: Is 2,304,324 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,304,324 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 2,304,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 23 33 36 44 46 66 69 92 99 121 132 138 198 207 242 253 276 363 396 414 484 506 529 726 759 828 1,012 1,058 1,089 1,452 1,518 1,587 2,116 2,178 2,277 2,783 3,036 3,174 4,356 4,554 4,761 5,566 5,819 6,348 8,349 9,108 9,522 11,132 11,638 16,698 17,457 19,044 23,276 25,047 33,396 34,914 50,094 52,371 64,009 69,828 100,188 104,742 128,018 192,027 209,484 256,036 384,054 576,081 768,108 1,152,162 and 2,304,324, with no remainder.

Since 2,304,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,304,324, 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).