Q: Is 2,133,612 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,133,612 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 2,133,612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 39 47 52 78 94 97 117 141 156 188 194 234 282 291 388 423 468 564 582 611 846 873 1,164 1,222 1,261 1,692 1,746 1,833 2,444 2,522 3,492 3,666 3,783 4,559 5,044 5,499 7,332 7,566 9,118 10,998 11,349 13,677 15,132 18,236 21,996 22,698 27,354 41,031 45,396 54,708 59,267 82,062 118,534 164,124 177,801 237,068 355,602 533,403 711,204 1,066,806 and 2,133,612, with no remainder.

Since 2,133,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,133,612, 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).