Q: Is 2,418,234 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,418,234 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 2,418,234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 39 42 43 78 86 91 103 129 182 206 258 273 301 309 546 559 602 618 721 903 1,118 1,339 1,442 1,677 1,806 2,163 2,678 3,354 3,913 4,017 4,326 4,429 7,826 8,034 8,858 9,373 11,739 13,287 18,746 23,478 26,574 28,119 31,003 56,238 57,577 62,006 93,009 115,154 172,731 186,018 345,462 403,039 806,078 1,209,117 and 2,418,234, with no remainder.

Since 2,418,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,418,234, 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).