Q: Is 2,125,662 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,125,662 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 2,125,662 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 43 66 77 86 107 129 154 214 231 258 301 321 462 473 602 642 749 903 946 1,177 1,419 1,498 1,806 2,247 2,354 2,838 3,311 3,531 4,494 4,601 6,622 7,062 8,239 9,202 9,933 13,803 16,478 19,866 24,717 27,606 32,207 49,434 50,611 64,414 96,621 101,222 151,833 193,242 303,666 354,277 708,554 1,062,831 and 2,125,662, with no remainder.

Since 2,125,662 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,125,662, 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).