Q: Is 2,107,428 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,107,428 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 2,107,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 61 122 183 244 366 732 2,879 5,758 8,637 11,516 17,274 34,548 175,619 351,238 526,857 702,476 1,053,714 and 2,107,428, with no remainder.

Since 2,107,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,107,428, 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).