Q: Is 2,122,386 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,122,386 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 2,122,386 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 294 7,219 14,438 21,657 43,314 50,533 101,066 151,599 303,198 353,731 707,462 1,061,193 and 2,122,386, with no remainder.

Since 2,122,386 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,122,386, 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).