Q: Is 2,671,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,671,056 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 2,671,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 81 108 144 162 216 229 243 324 432 458 486 648 687 729 916 972 1,296 1,374 1,458 1,832 1,944 2,061 2,748 2,916 3,664 3,888 4,122 5,496 5,832 6,183 8,244 10,992 11,664 12,366 16,488 18,549 24,732 32,976 37,098 49,464 55,647 74,196 98,928 111,294 148,392 166,941 222,588 296,784 333,882 445,176 667,764 890,352 1,335,528 and 2,671,056, with no remainder.

Since 2,671,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,671,056, 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).