Q: Is 2,107,053 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,107,053 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 2,107,053 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 23 27 29 39 69 81 87 117 207 243 261 299 351 377 621 667 783 897 1,053 1,131 1,863 2,001 2,349 2,691 3,159 3,393 5,589 6,003 7,047 8,073 8,671 10,179 18,009 24,219 26,013 30,537 54,027 72,657 78,039 91,611 162,081 234,117 702,351 and 2,107,053, with no remainder.

Since 2,107,053 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,107,053, 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).