Q: Is 2,122,632 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,122,632 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 2,122,632 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 31 36 54 62 72 93 108 124 186 216 248 279 317 372 558 634 744 837 951 1,116 1,268 1,674 1,902 2,232 2,536 2,853 3,348 3,804 5,706 6,696 7,608 8,559 9,827 11,412 17,118 19,654 22,824 29,481 34,236 39,308 58,962 68,472 78,616 88,443 117,924 176,886 235,848 265,329 353,772 530,658 707,544 1,061,316 and 2,122,632, with no remainder.

Since 2,122,632 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,122,632, 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).