Q: Is 2,167,296 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,167,296 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 2,167,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 32 34 48 51 64 68 83 96 102 128 136 166 192 204 249 256 272 332 384 408 498 512 544 664 768 816 996 1,088 1,328 1,411 1,536 1,632 1,992 2,176 2,656 2,822 3,264 3,984 4,233 4,352 5,312 5,644 6,528 7,968 8,466 8,704 10,624 11,288 13,056 15,936 16,932 21,248 22,576 26,112 31,872 33,864 42,496 45,152 63,744 67,728 90,304 127,488 135,456 180,608 270,912 361,216 541,824 722,432 1,083,648 and 2,167,296, with no remainder.

Since 2,167,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,167,296, 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).