Q: Is 2,660,042 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,660,042 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 2,660,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 23 46 77 154 161 253 322 506 751 1,502 1,771 3,542 5,257 8,261 10,514 16,522 17,273 34,546 57,827 115,654 120,911 190,003 241,822 380,006 1,330,021 and 2,660,042, with no remainder.

Since 2,660,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,660,042, 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).