Q: Is 2,193,436 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,193,436 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 2,193,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 19 28 31 38 49 62 76 98 124 133 196 217 266 361 434 532 589 722 868 931 1,178 1,444 1,519 1,862 2,356 2,527 3,038 3,724 4,123 5,054 6,076 8,246 10,108 11,191 16,492 17,689 22,382 28,861 35,378 44,764 57,722 70,756 78,337 115,444 156,674 313,348 548,359 1,096,718 and 2,193,436, with no remainder.

Since 2,193,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,193,436, 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).