Q: Is 2,102,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,102,152 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 2,102,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 17 26 29 34 41 52 58 68 82 104 116 136 164 221 232 328 377 442 493 533 697 754 884 986 1,066 1,189 1,394 1,508 1,768 1,972 2,132 2,378 2,788 3,016 3,944 4,264 4,756 5,576 6,409 9,061 9,512 12,818 15,457 18,122 20,213 25,636 30,914 36,244 40,426 51,272 61,828 72,488 80,852 123,656 161,704 262,769 525,538 1,051,076 and 2,102,152, with no remainder.

Since 2,102,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,102,152, 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).