Q: Is 1,998,282 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,998,282 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 1,998,282 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 13 17 22 26 33 34 39 51 66 78 102 137 143 187 221 274 286 374 411 429 442 561 663 822 858 1,122 1,326 1,507 1,781 2,329 2,431 3,014 3,562 4,521 4,658 4,862 5,343 6,987 7,293 9,042 10,686 13,974 14,586 19,591 25,619 30,277 39,182 51,238 58,773 60,554 76,857 90,831 117,546 153,714 181,662 333,047 666,094 999,141 and 1,998,282, with no remainder.

Since 1,998,282 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,998,282, 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).