Q: Is 2,124,210 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,124,210 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 2,124,210 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 30 33 41 55 66 82 110 123 157 165 205 246 314 330 410 451 471 615 785 902 942 1,230 1,353 1,570 1,727 2,255 2,355 2,706 3,454 4,510 4,710 5,181 6,437 6,765 8,635 10,362 12,874 13,530 17,270 19,311 25,905 32,185 38,622 51,810 64,370 70,807 96,555 141,614 193,110 212,421 354,035 424,842 708,070 1,062,105 and 2,124,210, with no remainder.

Since 2,124,210 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,124,210, 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).