Q: Is 2,236,962 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,236,962 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 2,236,962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 17 21 26 34 39 42 51 78 91 102 119 182 221 238 241 273 357 442 482 546 663 714 723 1,326 1,446 1,547 1,687 3,094 3,133 3,374 4,097 4,641 5,061 6,266 8,194 9,282 9,399 10,122 12,291 18,798 21,931 24,582 28,679 43,862 53,261 57,358 65,793 86,037 106,522 131,586 159,783 172,074 319,566 372,827 745,654 1,118,481 and 2,236,962, with no remainder.

Since 2,236,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,236,962, 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).