Q: Is 2,124,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,124,144 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 2,124,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 48 54 66 72 81 88 99 108 132 144 149 162 176 198 216 264 297 298 324 396 432 447 528 594 596 648 792 891 894 1,188 1,192 1,296 1,341 1,584 1,639 1,782 1,788 2,376 2,384 2,682 3,278 3,564 3,576 4,023 4,752 4,917 5,364 6,556 7,128 7,152 8,046 9,834 10,728 12,069 13,112 14,256 14,751 16,092 19,668 21,456 24,138 26,224 29,502 32,184 39,336 44,253 48,276 59,004 64,368 78,672 88,506 96,552 118,008 132,759 177,012 193,104 236,016 265,518 354,024 531,036 708,048 1,062,072 and 2,124,144, with no remainder.

Since 2,124,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,124,144, 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).