Q: Is 1,842,126 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,842,126 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 1,842,126 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 13 19 22 26 33 38 39 57 66 78 113 114 143 209 226 247 286 339 418 429 494 627 678 741 858 1,243 1,254 1,469 1,482 2,147 2,486 2,717 2,938 3,729 4,294 4,407 5,434 6,441 7,458 8,151 8,814 12,882 16,159 16,302 23,617 27,911 32,318 47,234 48,477 55,822 70,851 83,733 96,954 141,702 167,466 307,021 614,042 921,063 and 1,842,126, with no remainder.

Since 1,842,126 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,842,126, 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).