Q: Is 2,184,126 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,184,126 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 2,184,126 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 19 21 23 34 38 42 46 49 51 57 69 98 102 114 119 133 138 147 161 238 266 294 322 323 357 391 399 437 483 646 714 782 798 833 874 931 966 969 1,127 1,173 1,311 1,666 1,862 1,938 2,254 2,261 2,346 2,499 2,622 2,737 2,793 3,059 3,381 4,522 4,998 5,474 5,586 6,118 6,762 6,783 7,429 8,211 9,177 13,566 14,858 15,827 16,422 18,354 19,159 21,413 22,287 31,654 38,318 42,826 44,574 47,481 52,003 57,477 64,239 94,962 104,006 114,954 128,478 156,009 312,018 364,021 728,042 1,092,063 and 2,184,126, with no remainder.

Since 2,184,126 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,184,126, 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).