Q: Is 2,128,116 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,128,116 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 2,128,116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 109 218 327 436 654 1,308 1,627 3,254 4,881 6,508 9,762 19,524 177,343 354,686 532,029 709,372 1,064,058 and 2,128,116, with no remainder.

Since 2,128,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,128,116, 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).