Q: Is 2,163,522 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,163,522 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 2,163,522 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 21,211 42,422 63,633 127,266 360,587 721,174 1,081,761 and 2,163,522, with no remainder.

Since 2,163,522 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,163,522, 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).