Q: Is 2,268,168 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,268,168 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 2,268,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 23 24 28 42 46 56 69 84 92 138 161 168 184 276 322 483 552 587 644 966 1,174 1,288 1,761 1,932 2,348 3,522 3,864 4,109 4,696 7,044 8,218 12,327 13,501 14,088 16,436 24,654 27,002 32,872 40,503 49,308 54,004 81,006 94,507 98,616 108,008 162,012 189,014 283,521 324,024 378,028 567,042 756,056 1,134,084 and 2,268,168, with no remainder.

Since 2,268,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,268,168, 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).