Q: Is 2,127,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,127,048 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 2,127,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 56 66 77 84 88 132 154 168 231 264 308 462 616 924 1,151 1,848 2,302 3,453 4,604 6,906 8,057 9,208 12,661 13,812 16,114 24,171 25,322 27,624 32,228 37,983 48,342 50,644 64,456 75,966 88,627 96,684 101,288 151,932 177,254 193,368 265,881 303,864 354,508 531,762 709,016 1,063,524 and 2,127,048, with no remainder.

Since 2,127,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,127,048, 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).