Q: Is 2,125,696 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,125,696 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 2,125,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 16,607 33,214 66,428 132,856 265,712 531,424 1,062,848 and 2,125,696, with no remainder.

Since 2,125,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,125,696, 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).