Q: Is 2,214,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,214,108 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 2,214,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 19 26 27 36 38 39 52 54 57 76 78 83 108 114 117 156 166 171 228 234 247 249 332 342 351 468 494 498 513 684 702 741 747 988 996 1,026 1,079 1,404 1,482 1,494 1,577 2,052 2,158 2,223 2,241 2,964 2,988 3,154 3,237 4,316 4,446 4,482 4,731 6,308 6,474 6,669 8,892 8,964 9,462 9,711 12,948 13,338 14,193 18,924 19,422 20,501 26,676 28,386 29,133 38,844 41,002 42,579 56,772 58,266 61,503 82,004 85,158 116,532 123,006 170,316 184,509 246,012 369,018 553,527 738,036 1,107,054 and 2,214,108, with no remainder.

Since 2,214,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,214,108, 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).