Q: Is 2,016,336 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,016,336 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 2,016,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 34 42 48 51 56 68 84 102 112 119 136 168 204 238 272 336 353 357 408 476 706 714 816 952 1,059 1,412 1,428 1,904 2,118 2,471 2,824 2,856 4,236 4,942 5,648 5,712 6,001 7,413 8,472 9,884 12,002 14,826 16,944 18,003 19,768 24,004 29,652 36,006 39,536 42,007 48,008 59,304 72,012 84,014 96,016 118,608 126,021 144,024 168,028 252,042 288,048 336,056 504,084 672,112 1,008,168 and 2,016,336, with no remainder.

Since 2,016,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,016,336, 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).