Q: Is 2,129,484 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,129,484 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 2,129,484 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 101 202 251 303 404 502 606 707 753 1,004 1,212 1,414 1,506 1,757 2,121 2,828 3,012 3,514 4,242 5,271 7,028 8,484 10,542 21,084 25,351 50,702 76,053 101,404 152,106 177,457 304,212 354,914 532,371 709,828 1,064,742 and 2,129,484, with no remainder.

Since 2,129,484 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,129,484, 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).