Q: Is 2,106,776 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,106,776 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 2,106,776 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 17 28 34 56 68 119 136 238 476 952 2,213 4,426 8,852 15,491 17,704 30,982 37,621 61,964 75,242 123,928 150,484 263,347 300,968 526,694 1,053,388 and 2,106,776, with no remainder.

Since 2,106,776 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,106,776, 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).