Q: Is 2,122,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,122,472 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 2,122,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 89 178 271 356 542 712 979 1,084 1,958 2,168 2,981 3,916 5,962 7,832 11,924 23,848 24,119 48,238 96,476 192,952 265,309 530,618 1,061,236 and 2,122,472, with no remainder.

Since 2,122,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,122,472, 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).