Q: Is 2,135,497 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,135,497 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 2,135,497 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 31 91 217 403 757 2,821 5,299 9,841 23,467 68,887 164,269 305,071 and 2,135,497, with no remainder.

Since 2,135,497 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,135,497, 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).