Q: Is 2,202,942 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,202,942 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 2,202,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 59 98 118 127 147 177 254 294 354 381 413 762 826 889 1,239 1,778 2,478 2,667 2,891 5,334 5,782 6,223 7,493 8,673 12,446 14,986 17,346 18,669 22,479 37,338 44,958 52,451 104,902 157,353 314,706 367,157 734,314 1,101,471 and 2,202,942, with no remainder.

Since 2,202,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,202,942, 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).