Q: Is 1,742,262 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,742,262 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 1,742,262 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 19 29 31 34 38 51 57 58 62 87 93 102 114 174 186 323 493 527 551 589 646 899 969 986 1,054 1,102 1,178 1,479 1,581 1,653 1,767 1,798 1,938 2,697 2,958 3,162 3,306 3,534 5,394 9,367 10,013 15,283 17,081 18,734 20,026 28,101 30,039 30,566 34,162 45,849 51,243 56,202 60,078 91,698 102,486 290,377 580,754 871,131 and 1,742,262, with no remainder.

Since 1,742,262 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,742,262, 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).