Q: Is 2,163,063 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,163,063 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 2,163,063 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 51 73 83 119 219 249 357 511 581 1,241 1,411 1,533 1,743 3,723 4,233 6,059 8,687 9,877 18,177 26,061 29,631 42,413 103,003 127,239 309,009 721,021 and 2,163,063, with no remainder.

Since 2,163,063 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,163,063, 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).