Q: Is 2,352,042 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,352,042 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 2,352,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 33 42 63 66 77 99 126 154 198 231 462 693 1,386 1,697 3,394 5,091 10,182 11,879 15,273 18,667 23,758 30,546 35,637 37,334 56,001 71,274 106,911 112,002 130,669 168,003 213,822 261,338 336,006 392,007 784,014 1,176,021 and 2,352,042, with no remainder.

Since 2,352,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,352,042, 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).