Q: Is 2,434,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,434,432 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 2,434,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 13 14 16 19 22 26 28 32 38 44 52 56 64 76 77 88 91 104 112 128 133 143 152 154 176 182 208 209 224 247 266 286 304 308 352 364 416 418 448 494 532 572 608 616 704 728 832 836 896 988 1,001 1,064 1,144 1,216 1,232 1,408 1,456 1,463 1,664 1,672 1,729 1,976 2,002 2,128 2,288 2,432 2,464 2,717 2,912 2,926 3,344 3,458 3,952 4,004 4,256 4,576 4,928 5,434 5,824 5,852 6,688 6,916 7,904 8,008 8,512 9,152 9,856 10,868 11,648 11,704 13,376 13,832 15,808 16,016 17,024 18,304 19,019 21,736 23,408 26,752 27,664 31,616 32,032 38,038 43,472 46,816 55,328 64,064 76,076 86,944 93,632 110,656 128,128 152,152 173,888 187,264 221,312 304,304 347,776 608,608 1,217,216 and 2,434,432, with no remainder.

Since 2,434,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,434,432, 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).