Q: Is 2,048,886 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,048,886 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 2,048,886 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 23 42 46 49 63 69 98 101 126 138 147 161 202 207 294 303 322 414 441 483 606 707 882 909 966 1,127 1,414 1,449 1,818 2,121 2,254 2,323 2,898 3,381 4,242 4,646 4,949 6,363 6,762 6,969 9,898 10,143 12,726 13,938 14,847 16,261 20,286 20,907 29,694 32,522 41,814 44,541 48,783 89,082 97,566 113,827 146,349 227,654 292,698 341,481 682,962 1,024,443 and 2,048,886, with no remainder.

Since 2,048,886 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,048,886, 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).