Q: Is 2,299,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,299,104 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 2,299,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 81 96 108 144 162 216 288 324 432 648 864 887 1,296 1,774 2,592 2,661 3,548 5,322 7,096 7,983 10,644 14,192 15,966 21,288 23,949 28,384 31,932 42,576 47,898 63,864 71,847 85,152 95,796 127,728 143,694 191,592 255,456 287,388 383,184 574,776 766,368 1,149,552 and 2,299,104, with no remainder.

Since 2,299,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,299,104, 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).