Q: Is 2,402,232 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,402,232 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 2,402,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 79 84 158 168 181 237 316 362 474 543 553 632 724 948 1,086 1,106 1,267 1,448 1,659 1,896 2,172 2,212 2,534 3,318 3,801 4,344 4,424 5,068 6,636 7,602 10,136 13,272 14,299 15,204 28,598 30,408 42,897 57,196 85,794 100,093 114,392 171,588 200,186 300,279 343,176 400,372 600,558 800,744 1,201,116 and 2,402,232, with no remainder.

Since 2,402,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,402,232, 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).