Q: Is 2,226,042 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,226,042 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 2,226,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 27 39 42 54 63 78 81 91 117 126 151 162 182 189 234 273 302 351 378 453 546 567 702 819 906 1,053 1,057 1,134 1,359 1,638 1,963 2,106 2,114 2,457 2,718 3,171 3,926 4,077 4,914 5,889 6,342 7,371 8,154 9,513 11,778 12,231 13,741 14,742 17,667 19,026 24,462 27,482 28,539 35,334 41,223 53,001 57,078 82,446 85,617 106,002 123,669 159,003 171,234 247,338 318,006 371,007 742,014 1,113,021 and 2,226,042, with no remainder.

Since 2,226,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,226,042, 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).