Q: Is 2,136,204 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,136,204 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 2,136,204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 49 63 84 98 126 147 173 196 252 294 343 346 441 519 588 686 692 882 1,029 1,038 1,211 1,372 1,557 1,764 2,058 2,076 2,422 3,087 3,114 3,633 4,116 4,844 6,174 6,228 7,266 8,477 10,899 12,348 14,532 16,954 21,798 25,431 33,908 43,596 50,862 59,339 76,293 101,724 118,678 152,586 178,017 237,356 305,172 356,034 534,051 712,068 1,068,102 and 2,136,204, with no remainder.

Since 2,136,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,136,204, 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).