Q: Is 2,142,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,142,216 is a composite number.

Why is 2,142,216 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 2,142,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 29,753 59,506 89,259 119,012 178,518 238,024 267,777 357,036 535,554 714,072 1,071,108 and 2,142,216, with no remainder.

Since 2,142,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,142,216, 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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