Q: Is 2,167,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,167,128 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 2,167,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 79 108 127 158 216 237 254 316 381 474 508 632 711 762 948 1,016 1,143 1,422 1,524 1,896 2,133 2,286 2,844 3,048 3,429 4,266 4,572 5,688 6,858 8,532 9,144 10,033 13,716 17,064 20,066 27,432 30,099 40,132 60,198 80,264 90,297 120,396 180,594 240,792 270,891 361,188 541,782 722,376 1,083,564 and 2,167,128, with no remainder.

Since 2,167,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,167,128, 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).