Q: Is 2,141,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,141,872 is a composite number.

Why is 2,141,872 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 2,141,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 263 509 526 1,018 1,052 2,036 2,104 4,072 4,208 8,144 133,867 267,734 535,468 1,070,936 and 2,141,872, with no remainder.

Since 2,141,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,141,872, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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