Q: Is 2,127,006 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,127,006 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 2,127,006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 27 34 42 51 54 63 102 119 126 153 189 238 306 331 357 378 459 662 714 918 993 1,071 1,986 2,142 2,317 2,979 3,213 4,634 5,627 5,958 6,426 6,951 8,937 11,254 13,902 16,881 17,874 20,853 33,762 39,389 41,706 50,643 62,559 78,778 101,286 118,167 125,118 151,929 236,334 303,858 354,501 709,002 1,063,503 and 2,127,006, with no remainder.

Since 2,127,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,127,006, 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).