Q: Is 2,605,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,605,104 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 2,605,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 79 144 158 229 237 316 458 474 632 687 711 916 948 1,264 1,374 1,422 1,832 1,896 2,061 2,748 2,844 3,664 3,792 4,122 5,496 5,688 8,244 10,992 11,376 16,488 18,091 32,976 36,182 54,273 72,364 108,546 144,728 162,819 217,092 289,456 325,638 434,184 651,276 868,368 1,302,552 and 2,605,104, with no remainder.

Since 2,605,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,605,104, 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).