Q: Is 2,129,932 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,129,932 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 2,129,932 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 98 196 10,867 21,734 43,468 76,069 152,138 304,276 532,483 1,064,966 and 2,129,932, with no remainder.

Since 2,129,932 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,129,932, 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).