Q: Is 2,042,208 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,042,208 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 2,042,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 672 1,008 1,013 2,016 2,026 3,039 4,052 6,078 7,091 8,104 9,117 12,156 14,182 16,208 18,234 21,273 24,312 28,364 32,416 36,468 42,546 48,624 56,728 63,819 72,936 85,092 97,248 113,456 127,638 145,872 170,184 226,912 255,276 291,744 340,368 510,552 680,736 1,021,104 and 2,042,208, with no remainder.

Since 2,042,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,042,208, 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).