Q: Is 2,761,242 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,761,242 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 2,761,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 17 22 23 33 34 46 51 66 69 102 107 138 187 214 253 321 374 391 506 561 642 759 782 1,122 1,173 1,177 1,518 1,819 2,346 2,354 2,461 3,531 3,638 4,301 4,922 5,457 7,062 7,383 8,602 10,914 12,903 14,766 20,009 25,806 27,071 40,018 41,837 54,142 60,027 81,213 83,674 120,054 125,511 162,426 251,022 460,207 920,414 1,380,621 and 2,761,242, with no remainder.

Since 2,761,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,761,242, 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).