Q: Is 2,128,269 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,128,269 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 2,128,269 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 33 39 41 121 123 143 363 429 451 533 1,331 1,353 1,573 1,599 3,993 4,719 4,961 5,863 14,883 17,303 17,589 51,909 54,571 64,493 163,713 193,479 709,423 and 2,128,269, with no remainder.

Since 2,128,269 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,128,269, 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).