Q: Is 2,128,948 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,128,948 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 2,128,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 116 18,353 36,706 73,412 532,237 1,064,474 and 2,128,948, with no remainder.

Since 2,128,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,128,948, 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).