Q: Is 2,415,462 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,415,462 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 2,415,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 34 42 51 102 119 199 238 289 357 398 578 597 714 867 1,194 1,393 1,734 2,023 2,786 3,383 4,046 4,179 6,069 6,766 8,358 10,149 12,138 20,298 23,681 47,362 57,511 71,043 115,022 142,086 172,533 345,066 402,577 805,154 1,207,731 and 2,415,462, with no remainder.

Since 2,415,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,415,462, 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).