Q: Is 2,122,516 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,122,516 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 2,122,516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 48,239 96,478 192,956 530,629 1,061,258 and 2,122,516, with no remainder.

Since 2,122,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,122,516, 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).