Q: Is 2,128,504 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,128,504 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 2,128,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 191 199 382 398 764 796 1,337 1,393 1,528 1,592 2,674 2,786 5,348 5,572 10,696 11,144 38,009 76,018 152,036 266,063 304,072 532,126 1,064,252 and 2,128,504, with no remainder.

Since 2,128,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,128,504, 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).