Q: Is 2,163,122 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,163,122 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 2,163,122 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 271 307 542 614 3,523 3,991 7,046 7,982 83,197 166,394 1,081,561 and 2,163,122, with no remainder.

Since 2,163,122 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,163,122, 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).