Q: Is 2,332,134 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,332,134 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 2,332,134 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 83 126 166 223 249 446 498 581 669 747 1,162 1,338 1,494 1,561 1,743 2,007 3,122 3,486 4,014 4,683 5,229 9,366 10,458 14,049 18,509 28,098 37,018 55,527 111,054 129,563 166,581 259,126 333,162 388,689 777,378 1,166,067 and 2,332,134, with no remainder.

Since 2,332,134 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,332,134, 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).