Q: Is 2,163,318 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,163,318 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 2,163,318 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 127 167 254 334 381 501 762 1,002 2,159 2,839 4,318 5,678 6,477 8,517 12,954 17,034 21,209 42,418 63,627 127,254 360,553 721,106 1,081,659 and 2,163,318, with no remainder.

Since 2,163,318 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,163,318, 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).