Q: Is 2,122,542 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,122,542 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 2,122,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 37 74 111 222 333 666 3,187 6,374 9,561 19,122 28,683 57,366 117,919 235,838 353,757 707,514 1,061,271 and 2,122,542, with no remainder.

Since 2,122,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,122,542, 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).