Q: Is 2,435,862 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,435,862 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 2,435,862 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 13 17 22 26 33 34 39 51 66 78 102 143 167 187 221 286 334 374 429 442 501 561 663 858 1,002 1,122 1,326 1,837 2,171 2,431 2,839 3,674 4,342 4,862 5,511 5,678 6,513 7,293 8,517 11,022 13,026 14,586 17,034 23,881 31,229 36,907 47,762 62,458 71,643 73,814 93,687 110,721 143,286 187,374 221,442 405,977 811,954 1,217,931 and 2,435,862, with no remainder.

Since 2,435,862 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,435,862, 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).