Q: Is 2,860,242 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,860,242 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 2,860,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 41 42 66 77 82 123 151 154 231 246 287 302 451 453 462 574 861 902 906 1,057 1,353 1,661 1,722 2,114 2,706 3,157 3,171 3,322 4,983 6,191 6,314 6,342 9,471 9,966 11,627 12,382 18,573 18,942 23,254 34,881 37,146 43,337 68,101 69,762 86,674 130,011 136,202 204,303 260,022 408,606 476,707 953,414 1,430,121 and 2,860,242, with no remainder.

Since 2,860,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,860,242, 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).