Q: Is 2,121,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,121,340 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 2,121,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 41 52 65 82 130 164 199 205 260 398 410 533 796 820 995 1,066 1,990 2,132 2,587 2,665 3,980 5,174 5,330 8,159 10,348 10,660 12,935 16,318 25,870 32,636 40,795 51,740 81,590 106,067 163,180 212,134 424,268 530,335 1,060,670 and 2,121,340, with no remainder.

Since 2,121,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,121,340, 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).