Q: Is 2,218,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,218,104 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 2,218,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 81 84 108 126 162 163 168 189 216 243 252 324 326 378 486 489 504 567 648 652 756 972 978 1,134 1,141 1,304 1,467 1,512 1,701 1,944 1,956 2,268 2,282 2,934 3,402 3,423 3,912 4,401 4,536 4,564 5,868 6,804 6,846 8,802 9,128 10,269 11,736 13,203 13,608 13,692 17,604 20,538 26,406 27,384 30,807 35,208 39,609 41,076 52,812 61,614 79,218 82,152 92,421 105,624 123,228 158,436 184,842 246,456 277,263 316,872 369,684 554,526 739,368 1,109,052 and 2,218,104, with no remainder.

Since 2,218,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,218,104, 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).