Q: Is 2,122,332 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,122,332 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 2,122,332 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 47 53 71 94 106 141 142 159 188 212 213 282 284 318 426 564 636 852 2,491 3,337 3,763 4,982 6,674 7,473 7,526 9,964 10,011 11,289 13,348 14,946 15,052 20,022 22,578 29,892 40,044 45,156 176,861 353,722 530,583 707,444 1,061,166 and 2,122,332, with no remainder.

Since 2,122,332 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,122,332, 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).