Q: Is 2,128,328 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,128,328 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 2,128,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 43 46 86 92 172 184 269 344 538 989 1,076 1,978 2,152 3,956 6,187 7,912 11,567 12,374 23,134 24,748 46,268 49,496 92,536 266,041 532,082 1,064,164 and 2,128,328, with no remainder.

Since 2,128,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,128,328, 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).