Q: Is 2,379,762 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,379,762 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 2,379,762 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 17 18 21 22 33 34 42 51 63 66 77 99 101 102 119 126 153 154 187 198 202 231 238 303 306 357 374 462 561 606 693 707 714 909 1,071 1,111 1,122 1,309 1,386 1,414 1,683 1,717 1,818 2,121 2,142 2,222 2,618 3,333 3,366 3,434 3,927 4,242 5,151 6,363 6,666 7,777 7,854 9,999 10,302 11,781 12,019 12,726 15,453 15,554 18,887 19,998 23,331 23,562 24,038 30,906 36,057 37,774 46,662 56,661 69,993 72,114 108,171 113,322 132,209 139,986 169,983 216,342 264,418 339,966 396,627 793,254 1,189,881 and 2,379,762, with no remainder.

Since 2,379,762 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,379,762, 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).