Q: Is 2,184,228 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,184,228 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 2,184,228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 43 51 68 83 86 102 129 153 166 172 204 249 258 306 332 387 498 516 612 731 747 774 996 1,411 1,462 1,494 1,548 2,193 2,822 2,924 2,988 3,569 4,233 4,386 5,644 6,579 7,138 8,466 8,772 10,707 12,699 13,158 14,276 16,932 21,414 25,398 26,316 32,121 42,828 50,796 60,673 64,242 121,346 128,484 182,019 242,692 364,038 546,057 728,076 1,092,114 and 2,184,228, with no remainder.

Since 2,184,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,184,228, 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).