Q: Is 2,681,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,681,616 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 2,681,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 23 24 28 42 46 48 56 69 84 92 112 138 161 168 184 276 322 336 347 368 483 552 644 694 966 1,041 1,104 1,288 1,388 1,932 2,082 2,429 2,576 2,776 3,864 4,164 4,858 5,552 7,287 7,728 7,981 8,328 9,716 14,574 15,962 16,656 19,432 23,943 29,148 31,924 38,864 47,886 55,867 58,296 63,848 95,772 111,734 116,592 127,696 167,601 191,544 223,468 335,202 383,088 446,936 670,404 893,872 1,340,808 and 2,681,616, with no remainder.

Since 2,681,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,681,616, 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).