Q: Is 2,074,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,074,368 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 2,074,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 37 48 64 73 74 96 111 128 146 148 192 219 222 256 292 296 384 438 444 584 592 768 876 888 1,168 1,184 1,752 1,776 2,336 2,368 2,701 3,504 3,552 4,672 4,736 5,402 7,008 7,104 8,103 9,344 9,472 10,804 14,016 14,208 16,206 18,688 21,608 28,032 28,416 32,412 43,216 56,064 64,824 86,432 129,648 172,864 259,296 345,728 518,592 691,456 1,037,184 and 2,074,368, with no remainder.

Since 2,074,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,074,368, 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).