Q: Is 2,163,084 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,163,084 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 2,163,084 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 33 42 44 66 77 84 132 154 231 308 462 924 2,341 4,682 7,023 9,364 14,046 16,387 25,751 28,092 32,774 49,161 51,502 65,548 77,253 98,322 103,004 154,506 180,257 196,644 309,012 360,514 540,771 721,028 1,081,542 and 2,163,084, with no remainder.

Since 2,163,084 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,163,084, 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).