Q: Is 2,115,726 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,115,726 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 2,115,726 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 67 114 134 201 277 402 554 831 1,273 1,662 2,546 3,819 5,263 7,638 10,526 15,789 18,559 31,578 37,118 55,677 111,354 352,621 705,242 1,057,863 and 2,115,726, with no remainder.

Since 2,115,726 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,115,726, 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).