Q: Is 2,142,036 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,142,036 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 2,142,036 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 23 26 36 39 46 52 69 78 92 117 138 156 199 207 234 276 299 398 414 468 597 598 796 828 897 1,194 1,196 1,791 1,794 2,388 2,587 2,691 3,582 3,588 4,577 5,174 5,382 7,164 7,761 9,154 10,348 10,764 13,731 15,522 18,308 23,283 27,462 31,044 41,193 46,566 54,924 59,501 82,386 93,132 119,002 164,772 178,503 238,004 357,006 535,509 714,012 1,071,018 and 2,142,036, with no remainder.

Since 2,142,036 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,142,036, 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).