Q: Is 2,452,842 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,452,842 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 2,452,842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 49 54 63 81 98 103 126 147 162 189 206 243 294 309 378 441 486 567 618 721 882 927 1,134 1,323 1,442 1,701 1,854 2,163 2,646 2,781 3,402 3,969 4,326 5,047 5,562 6,489 7,938 8,343 10,094 11,907 12,978 15,141 16,686 19,467 23,814 25,029 30,282 38,934 45,423 50,058 58,401 90,846 116,802 136,269 175,203 272,538 350,406 408,807 817,614 1,226,421 and 2,452,842, with no remainder.

Since 2,452,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,452,842, 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).