Q: Is 2,121,288 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,121,288 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 2,121,288 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 169 312 338 507 523 676 1,014 1,046 1,352 1,569 2,028 2,092 3,138 4,056 4,184 6,276 6,799 12,552 13,598 20,397 27,196 40,794 54,392 81,588 88,387 163,176 176,774 265,161 353,548 530,322 707,096 1,060,644 and 2,121,288, with no remainder.

Since 2,121,288 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,121,288, 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).