Q: Is 2,302,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,302,104 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 2,302,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 71 84 142 168 193 213 284 386 426 497 568 579 772 852 994 1,158 1,351 1,491 1,544 1,704 1,988 2,316 2,702 2,982 3,976 4,053 4,632 5,404 5,964 8,106 10,808 11,928 13,703 16,212 27,406 32,424 41,109 54,812 82,218 95,921 109,624 164,436 191,842 287,763 328,872 383,684 575,526 767,368 1,151,052 and 2,302,104, with no remainder.

Since 2,302,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,302,104, 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).