Q: Is 2,118,912 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,118,912 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 2,118,912 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 31 32 48 62 64 89 93 96 124 128 178 186 192 248 256 267 356 372 384 496 534 712 744 768 992 1,068 1,424 1,488 1,984 2,136 2,759 2,848 2,976 3,968 4,272 5,518 5,696 5,952 7,936 8,277 8,544 11,036 11,392 11,904 16,554 17,088 22,072 22,784 23,808 33,108 34,176 44,144 66,216 68,352 88,288 132,432 176,576 264,864 353,152 529,728 706,304 1,059,456 and 2,118,912, with no remainder.

Since 2,118,912 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,118,912, 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).