Q: Is 2,163,408 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,163,408 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 2,163,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 48 52 78 104 156 208 312 624 3,467 6,934 10,401 13,868 20,802 27,736 41,604 45,071 55,472 83,208 90,142 135,213 166,416 180,284 270,426 360,568 540,852 721,136 1,081,704 and 2,163,408, with no remainder.

Since 2,163,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,163,408, 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).