Q: Is 2,128,428 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,128,428 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 2,128,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 59,123 118,246 177,369 236,492 354,738 532,107 709,476 1,064,214 and 2,128,428, with no remainder.

Since 2,128,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,128,428, 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).