Q: Is 2,128,404 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,128,404 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 2,128,404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 193 386 579 772 919 1,158 1,838 2,316 2,757 3,676 5,514 11,028 177,367 354,734 532,101 709,468 1,064,202 and 2,128,404, with no remainder.

Since 2,128,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,128,404, 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).