Q: Is 2,135,964 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,135,964 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 2,135,964 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 71 92 109 138 142 213 218 276 284 327 426 436 654 852 1,308 1,633 2,507 3,266 4,899 5,014 6,532 7,521 7,739 9,798 10,028 15,042 15,478 19,596 23,217 30,084 30,956 46,434 92,868 177,997 355,994 533,991 711,988 1,067,982 and 2,135,964, with no remainder.

Since 2,135,964 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,135,964, 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).