Q: Is 2,167,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,167,056 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 2,167,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 101 144 149 202 298 303 404 447 596 606 808 894 909 1,192 1,212 1,341 1,616 1,788 1,818 2,384 2,424 2,682 3,576 3,636 4,848 5,364 7,152 7,272 10,728 14,544 15,049 21,456 30,098 45,147 60,196 90,294 120,392 135,441 180,588 240,784 270,882 361,176 541,764 722,352 1,083,528 and 2,167,056, with no remainder.

Since 2,167,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,167,056, 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).