Q: Is 2,040,816 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,040,816 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 2,040,816 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 34 41 48 51 61 68 82 102 122 123 136 164 183 204 244 246 272 328 366 408 488 492 656 697 732 816 976 984 1,037 1,394 1,464 1,968 2,074 2,091 2,501 2,788 2,928 3,111 4,148 4,182 5,002 5,576 6,222 7,503 8,296 8,364 10,004 11,152 12,444 15,006 16,592 16,728 20,008 24,888 30,012 33,456 40,016 42,517 49,776 60,024 85,034 120,048 127,551 170,068 255,102 340,136 510,204 680,272 1,020,408 and 2,040,816, with no remainder.

Since 2,040,816 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,040,816, 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).