Q: Is 2,124,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,124,672 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 2,124,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 64 66 88 96 128 132 176 192 264 352 384 503 528 704 1,006 1,056 1,408 1,509 2,012 2,112 3,018 4,024 4,224 5,533 6,036 8,048 11,066 12,072 16,096 16,599 22,132 24,144 32,192 33,198 44,264 48,288 64,384 66,396 88,528 96,576 132,792 177,056 193,152 265,584 354,112 531,168 708,224 1,062,336 and 2,124,672, with no remainder.

Since 2,124,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,124,672, 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).