Q: Is 2,318,862 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,318,862 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 2,318,862 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 31 39 42 62 78 91 93 137 182 186 217 273 274 403 411 434 546 651 806 822 959 1,209 1,302 1,781 1,918 2,418 2,821 2,877 3,562 4,247 5,343 5,642 5,754 8,463 8,494 10,686 12,467 12,741 16,926 24,934 25,482 29,729 37,401 55,211 59,458 74,802 89,187 110,422 165,633 178,374 331,266 386,477 772,954 1,159,431 and 2,318,862, with no remainder.

Since 2,318,862 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,318,862, 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).