Q: Is 2,076,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,076,144 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 2,076,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 37 42 48 56 74 84 111 112 148 167 168 222 259 296 334 336 444 501 518 592 668 777 888 1,002 1,036 1,169 1,336 1,554 1,776 2,004 2,072 2,338 2,672 3,108 3,507 4,008 4,144 4,676 6,179 6,216 7,014 8,016 9,352 12,358 12,432 14,028 18,537 18,704 24,716 28,056 37,074 43,253 49,432 56,112 74,148 86,506 98,864 129,759 148,296 173,012 259,518 296,592 346,024 519,036 692,048 1,038,072 and 2,076,144, with no remainder.

Since 2,076,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,076,144, 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).