Q: Is 2,122,986 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,122,986 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 2,122,986 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 37 73 74 111 131 146 219 222 262 393 438 786 2,701 4,847 5,402 8,103 9,563 9,694 14,541 16,206 19,126 28,689 29,082 57,378 353,831 707,662 1,061,493 and 2,122,986, with no remainder.

Since 2,122,986 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,122,986, 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).