Q: Is 2,126,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,126,460 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 2,126,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 61 70 83 84 105 122 140 166 183 210 244 249 305 332 366 415 420 427 498 581 610 732 830 854 915 996 1,162 1,220 1,245 1,281 1,660 1,708 1,743 1,830 2,135 2,324 2,490 2,562 2,905 3,486 3,660 4,270 4,980 5,063 5,124 5,810 6,405 6,972 8,540 8,715 10,126 11,620 12,810 15,189 17,430 20,252 25,315 25,620 30,378 34,860 35,441 50,630 60,756 70,882 75,945 101,260 106,323 141,764 151,890 177,205 212,646 303,780 354,410 425,292 531,615 708,820 1,063,230 and 2,126,460, with no remainder.

Since 2,126,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,126,460, 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).