Q: Is 2,122,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,122,448 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 2,122,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 109 218 436 872 1,217 1,744 2,434 4,868 9,736 19,472 132,653 265,306 530,612 1,061,224 and 2,122,448, with no remainder.

Since 2,122,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,122,448, 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).