Q: Is 2,010,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,010,008 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 2,010,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 13 14 22 26 28 44 52 56 77 88 91 104 143 154 182 251 286 308 364 502 572 616 728 1,001 1,004 1,144 1,757 2,002 2,008 2,761 3,263 3,514 4,004 5,522 6,526 7,028 8,008 11,044 13,052 14,056 19,327 22,088 22,841 26,104 35,893 38,654 45,682 71,786 77,308 91,364 143,572 154,616 182,728 251,251 287,144 502,502 1,005,004 and 2,010,008, with no remainder.

Since 2,010,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,010,008, 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).