Q: Is 2,128,564 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,128,564 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 2,128,564 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 532,141 1,064,282 and 2,128,564, with no remainder.

Since 2,128,564 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,128,564, 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).