Q: Is 2,121,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,121,444 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 2,121,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 39 52 54 78 108 117 156 234 351 468 702 1,404 1,511 3,022 4,533 6,044 9,066 13,599 18,132 19,643 27,198 39,286 40,797 54,396 58,929 78,572 81,594 117,858 163,188 176,787 235,716 353,574 530,361 707,148 1,060,722 and 2,121,444, with no remainder.

Since 2,121,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,121,444, 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).