Q: Is 2,415,042 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,415,042 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 2,415,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 6,389 12,778 19,167 38,334 44,723 57,501 89,446 115,002 134,169 172,503 268,338 345,006 402,507 805,014 1,207,521 and 2,415,042, with no remainder.

Since 2,415,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,415,042, 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).