Q: Is 2,027,916 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,027,916 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 2,027,916 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 81 99 108 132 162 198 297 324 396 569 594 891 1,138 1,188 1,707 1,782 2,276 3,414 3,564 5,121 6,259 6,828 10,242 12,518 15,363 18,777 20,484 25,036 30,726 37,554 46,089 56,331 61,452 75,108 92,178 112,662 168,993 184,356 225,324 337,986 506,979 675,972 1,013,958 and 2,027,916, with no remainder.

Since 2,027,916 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,027,916, 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).