Q: Is 2,393,118 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,393,118 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 2,393,118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 27 39 42 54 63 78 91 117 126 182 189 234 273 351 378 487 546 702 819 974 1,461 1,638 2,457 2,922 3,409 4,383 4,914 6,331 6,818 8,766 10,227 12,662 13,149 18,993 20,454 26,298 30,681 37,986 44,317 56,979 61,362 88,634 92,043 113,958 132,951 170,937 184,086 265,902 341,874 398,853 797,706 1,196,559 and 2,393,118, with no remainder.

Since 2,393,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,393,118, 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).