Q: Is 2,135,353 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,135,353 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 2,135,353 can be evenly divided by 1 11 17 19 187 209 323 601 3,553 6,611 10,217 11,419 112,387 125,609 194,123 and 2,135,353, with no remainder.

Since 2,135,353 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,135,353, 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).