Q: Is 2,124,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,124,108 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 2,124,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 8,429 16,858 25,287 33,716 50,574 59,003 75,861 101,148 118,006 151,722 177,009 236,012 303,444 354,018 531,027 708,036 1,062,054 and 2,124,108, with no remainder.

Since 2,124,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,124,108, 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).