Q: Is 2,402,712 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,402,712 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 2,402,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 17 18 24 26 34 36 39 51 52 68 72 78 102 104 117 136 151 153 156 204 221 234 302 306 312 408 442 453 468 604 612 663 884 906 936 1,208 1,224 1,326 1,359 1,768 1,812 1,963 1,989 2,567 2,652 2,718 3,624 3,926 3,978 5,134 5,304 5,436 5,889 7,701 7,852 7,956 10,268 10,872 11,778 15,402 15,704 15,912 17,667 20,536 23,103 23,556 30,804 33,371 35,334 46,206 47,112 61,608 66,742 70,668 92,412 100,113 133,484 141,336 184,824 200,226 266,968 300,339 400,452 600,678 800,904 1,201,356 and 2,402,712, with no remainder.

Since 2,402,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,402,712, 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).