Q: Is 2,124,333 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,124,333 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 2,124,333 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 27 41 57 101 123 171 303 369 513 779 909 1,107 1,919 2,337 2,727 4,141 5,757 7,011 12,423 17,271 21,033 37,269 51,813 78,679 111,807 236,037 708,111 and 2,124,333, with no remainder.

Since 2,124,333 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,124,333, 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).