Q: Is 2,122,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,122,136 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 2,122,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 43 62 86 124 172 199 248 344 398 796 1,333 1,592 2,666 5,332 6,169 8,557 10,664 12,338 17,114 24,676 34,228 49,352 68,456 265,267 530,534 1,061,068 and 2,122,136, with no remainder.

Since 2,122,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,122,136, 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).