Q: Is 2,163,168 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,163,168 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 2,163,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 29 32 36 37 42 48 56 58 63 72 74 84 87 96 111 112 116 126 144 148 168 174 203 222 224 232 252 259 261 288 296 333 336 348 406 444 464 504 518 522 592 609 666 672 696 777 812 888 928 1,008 1,036 1,044 1,073 1,184 1,218 1,332 1,392 1,554 1,624 1,776 1,827 2,016 2,072 2,088 2,146 2,331 2,436 2,664 2,784 3,108 3,219 3,248 3,552 3,654 4,144 4,176 4,292 4,662 4,872 5,328 6,216 6,438 6,496 7,308 7,511 8,288 8,352 8,584 9,324 9,657 9,744 10,656 12,432 12,876 14,616 15,022 17,168 18,648 19,314 19,488 22,533 24,864 25,752 29,232 30,044 34,336 37,296 38,628 45,066 51,504 58,464 60,088 67,599 74,592 77,256 90,132 103,008 120,176 135,198 154,512 180,264 240,352 270,396 309,024 360,528 540,792 721,056 1,081,584 and 2,163,168, with no remainder.

Since 2,163,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,163,168, 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).