Q: Is 2,148,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,148,444 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 2,148,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 27 36 38 54 57 76 81 108 114 162 171 228 324 342 349 513 684 698 1,026 1,047 1,396 1,539 2,052 2,094 3,078 3,141 4,188 6,156 6,282 6,631 9,423 12,564 13,262 18,846 19,893 26,524 28,269 37,692 39,786 56,538 59,679 79,572 113,076 119,358 179,037 238,716 358,074 537,111 716,148 1,074,222 and 2,148,444, with no remainder.

Since 2,148,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,148,444, 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).