Q: Is 2,521,134 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,521,134 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 2,521,134 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 17 18 21 22 33 34 42 51 63 66 77 99 102 107 119 126 153 154 187 198 214 231 238 306 321 357 374 462 561 642 693 714 749 963 1,071 1,122 1,177 1,309 1,386 1,498 1,683 1,819 1,926 2,142 2,247 2,354 2,618 3,366 3,531 3,638 3,927 4,494 5,457 6,741 7,062 7,854 8,239 10,593 10,914 11,781 12,733 13,482 16,371 16,478 20,009 21,186 23,562 24,717 25,466 32,742 38,199 40,018 49,434 60,027 74,151 76,398 114,597 120,054 140,063 148,302 180,081 229,194 280,126 360,162 420,189 840,378 1,260,567 and 2,521,134, with no remainder.

Since 2,521,134 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,521,134, 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).