Q: Is 2,207,142 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,207,142 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 2,207,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 5,839 11,678 17,517 35,034 40,873 52,551 81,746 105,102 122,619 157,653 245,238 315,306 367,857 735,714 1,103,571 and 2,207,142, with no remainder.

Since 2,207,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,207,142, 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).