Q: Is 2,104,158 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,104,158 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 2,104,158 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 34 42 49 51 98 102 119 147 238 294 357 421 714 833 842 1,263 1,666 2,499 2,526 2,947 4,998 5,894 7,157 8,841 14,314 17,682 20,629 21,471 41,258 42,942 50,099 61,887 100,198 123,774 150,297 300,594 350,693 701,386 1,052,079 and 2,104,158, with no remainder.

Since 2,104,158 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,104,158, 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).