Q: Is 2,132,988 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,132,988 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 2,132,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 13 22 26 33 39 44 52 66 78 113 121 132 143 156 226 242 286 339 363 429 452 484 572 678 726 858 1,243 1,356 1,452 1,469 1,573 1,716 2,486 2,938 3,146 3,729 4,407 4,719 4,972 5,876 6,292 7,458 8,814 9,438 13,673 14,916 16,159 17,628 18,876 27,346 32,318 41,019 48,477 54,692 64,636 82,038 96,954 164,076 177,749 193,908 355,498 533,247 710,996 1,066,494 and 2,132,988, with no remainder.

Since 2,132,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,132,988, 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).