Q: Is 2,163,272 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,163,272 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 2,163,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 113 226 452 904 2,393 4,786 9,572 19,144 270,409 540,818 1,081,636 and 2,163,272, with no remainder.

Since 2,163,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,163,272, 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).